1580-90; imitative, apparently akin to mum1; compare Dutchmompen to mumble, Germanmimpfeln to mumble while eating, Icelandicmumpa to take into the mouth, eat greedily
mump2
[muhmp, moo mp] /mʌmp, mʊmp/
verb (used with object)
1.
to cheat.
verb (used without object)
2.
to beg.
Origin
1645-55; < Dutchmompen (obsolete)
British Dictionary definitions for mump
mump1
/mʌmp/
verb
1.
(intransitive) (archaic) to be silent
Word Origin
C16 (to grimace, sulk, be silent): of imitative origin, alluding to the shape of the mouth when mumbling or chewing