Where does “mulcher” come from?

mulcher (English) comes from English mulch, from Middle English melsche, from Old English melsc, from Proto-Germanic mili, from Proto-Indo-European mélit — honey.

mulcher (English): A mulching mower

Definitions

  1. A mulching mower

Ancestry of “mulcher”, step by step

mulcher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mulch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmulchAny material used to cover the top layer of soil...
2Middle Englishmelsche
3Old Englishmelsc
4Proto-Germanicmilihoney
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmélithoney

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélitEvery word from Proto-Germanic miliEvery word from Old English melsc