Where does “muckland” come from?

muckland (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.

muckland (English): Land whose soil is primarily composed of humus...

Definitions

  1. Land whose soil is primarily composed of humus...

Ancestry of “muckland”, step by step

muckland 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 Land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLandThe part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water
2Middle EnglishlandAlternative form of lond; urine
3Old Englishhlandurine
4Proto-Germanichlandąurine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklān-liquid, wet ground
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