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Where does “mudlined” come from?

mudlined (English) comes from English MUD, from Dutch mud, from Middle Dutch mudde, from Latin modius, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

mudlined (English): Lined with mud, particularly of a road or path

Definitions

  1. Lined with mud, particularly of a road or path

Ancestry of “mudlined”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMUDAcronym of multi-user dungeon: an interactive...
2DutchmudAn old measure of volume, varying in content over...
3Middle Dutchmudde—
4Latinmodiusmodius, a unit of dry measure of about a peck or...
5Latinmodusmeasure; bound, limit; manner , way , method
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
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