English
pump
Pump comes from Middle English pumpe.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500pumpe
- Englishearliest quotation 1676pump
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500pumpe
- Englishearliest quotation 1676pump
Earliest quotation: 1676, Thomas Shadwell: “Pump him soundly, impudent Fellow.”
Every English word from Middle English pumpe
Today it means
noun A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English pumpe / pump