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
Definitions
- dung heap
Ancestry of “dungmixen”, step by step
dungmixen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mixen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mixen | A compost heap; a dunghill |
| 2 | Old English | myxen | — |
| 3 | Old English | mixen | a mixen; a dungheap; a dunghill |
| 4 | Old English | meohx | — |
| 5 | Old English | meox | poop |
| 6 | Old English | mīgan | to urinate, piss, pee |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mīganą | to urinate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meiǵʰ- | to urinate |
via English dung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dung | Manure; animal excrement; A type of manure, as... |
| 2 | Middle English | dung | Alternative form of donge |
| 3 | Old English | dung | dungeon, prison; dung, manure |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *dungu | earth, dirt |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dungō | dung, manure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰengʰ- | to cover; to overcast |