Humpen

== German == === Alternative forms === Humpe f (obsolete) === Etymology === 16th century, of uncertain origin. Cognate with Middle Low German hump (“heap, lump”), Dutch homp (“chunk, gobbet”), English hump, all possibly from a Proto-West Germanic *hump. Within High German it was originally restricted to the colonial dialects (i.e. East Central German), which might suggest a borrowing from the Middle Low German form (though the -mp- is regular). As none of the Germanic words is attested before 1550, any further derivation must remain tentative; but one compares Ancient Greek κύμβη (kúmbē), Middle Irish comm. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhʊmpən/, [ˈhʊm.pən], [ˈhʊm.pm̩] === Noun === Humpen m (strong, genitive Humpens, plural Humpen) tankard (massy container, usually for beer) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Bierhumpen === Further reading === “Humpen” in Duden online