Where does “muckmidden” come from?

muckmidden (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.

muckmidden (English): A dunghill

Definitions

  1. A dunghill

Ancestry of “muckmidden”, step by step

muckmidden 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 midden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmiddenA dungheap; A refuse heap usually near a...
2Middle Englishmidding—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →
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