Where does “compost” come from?

Compost comes from Old Northern French compost, a noun meaning a mixture of ingredients, particularly decomposed organic matter used to fertilize soil.

compost (English): The decayed remains of organic matter that has...

Definitions

  1. The decayed remains of organic matter that has...

Ancestry of “compost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcompost—
2Old Northern Frenchcompostmixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing...

Words derived from “compost”

Every word from Old Northern French compost →Every word from Middle English compost →