Where does “compost” come from?

compost (Dutch) comes from English compost, from Middle English compost, from Old Northern French compost — mixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing...

compost (Dutch): compost, natural fertilizer produced by decaying...

Definitions

  1. compost, natural fertilizer produced by decaying...

Ancestry of “compost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcompostThe decayed remains of organic matter that has...
2Middle Englishcompost—
3Old Northern Frenchcompostmixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing...
Every word from Old Northern French compost →Every word from Middle English compost →Every word from English compost →