Where does “mud” come from?
Mud comes from Middle Dutch modde, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mū-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European med-.
mud (English): A mixture of water and soil or fine grained...
Definitions
- A mixture of water and soil or fine grained...
Ancestry of “mud”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | mode | Activity within one's mind or brain; A person's... |
| 2 | Old French | mode | — |
| 3 | Latin | modus | measure; bound, limit; manner , way , method |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |