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