Where does “dung heap” come from?

dung heap (English) comes from English dungheap, from Middle English donghep — dungheap.

dung heap (English): A mound of animal droppings for agricultural use

Definitions

  1. A mound of animal droppings for agricultural use

Ancestry of “dung heap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdungheapAlternative spelling of dung heap
2Middle Englishdonghepdungheap
Every word from Middle English donghep →Every word from English dungheap →