Where does “muckhill” come from?

muckhill (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.

muckhill (English): dunghill; dung heap

Definitions

  1. dunghill; dung heap

Ancestry of “muckhill”, step by step

muckhill traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English muck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmuckmud, sludge; Soft manure; Anything filthy or...
2Scottish Gaelicmucpig; sow
3Old Irishmuccpig, sow
4Persianموشmouse; rat
5Middle Persianmwšk'musk
6Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
7Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via English Hill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHilla surname
2Middle Englishhilhill
3Old Englishhyllhill
4Albanianhullifurrow
5Proto-Germanichullizhill
6Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hníshill
7Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill
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