Where does “muckheap” come from?
muckheap (English) comes from English muck, from Scottish Gaelic muc, from Old Irish mucc, from Persian موش, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष्, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.
muckheap (English): dunghill; dung heap
Definitions
- dunghill; dung heap
Ancestry of “muckheap”, step by step
muckheap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English muck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | muck | mud, sludge; Soft manure; Anything filthy or... |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | muc | pig; sow |
| 3 | Old Irish | mucc | pig, sow |
| 4 | Persian | موش | mouse; rat |
| 5 | Middle Persian | mwšk' | musk |
| 6 | Sanskrit | मुष्क | testicle, scrotum |
| 7 | Sanskrit | मूष् | mouse; "stealer", "thief" |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |
via English heap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | heap | A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of... |
| 2 | Middle English | hepe | crowd, multitude, assembly |
| 3 | Old English | hēope | hip the fruit of a rose |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | heupǭ | thornbush |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewb- | briar, thorn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |