Where does “dungmixen” come from?
dungmixen (English) comes from English mixen, from Old English myxen, from Old English mixen, from Old English meohx, from Old English meox, from Old English mīgan, from Proto-Germanic mīganą, from Proto-Indo-European meiǵʰ- — to urinate.
dungmixen (English): dung heap
Ancestry of “dungmixen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | mixen | A compost heap; a dunghill |
| 2 | Old English | myxen | — |
| 3 | Old English | mixen | — |
| 4 | Old English | meohx | — |
| 5 | Old English | meox | poop |
| 6 | Old English | mīgan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mīganą | to urinate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meiǵʰ- | to urinate |