An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Pumpe

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Pumpe
Friedrich Kluge2510539An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, P — Pumpe1891John Francis Davis

Pumpe (East MidG. variant Plumpe), f., ‘pump,’ ModHG. only, prop. a LG. word; comp. the equiv. Du. pomp, E. pump. The further history of the word is obscure.