Where does “megamidden” come from?

megamidden (English) comes from English mega, from Ancient Greek μέγας, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

megamidden (English): An exceptionally large midden

Definitions

  1. An exceptionally large midden

Ancestry of “megamidden”, step by step

megamidden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mega

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmegaVery large; great; excellent
2Ancient Greekμέγαςbig, large; great, mighty, loud; marvelous,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

via English midden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmiddenA dungheap; A refuse heap usually near a...
2Middle Englishmidding—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →