English
lump
Lump comes from Middle English lumpe.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lumpe
- Englishearliest quotation 1863lump
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500lumpe
- Englishearliest quotation 1863lump
Earliest quotation: 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu: “You roast him [the fish] […] just like a…”
Every English word from Middle English lumpe
Today it means
noun Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English lumpe / lump