mest

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (masculine, neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) dung
2. (masculine, neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) fertilizer

Sinonieme

meststof

kunstmest

Vertalings

Mist

Dünger

manure

estiércol

fumier

esterco

engrais

fertilizer

estrume

dung

abono

gübre

letame

adob

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/mɛst/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle Dutch: mest

Geërf van Old Dutch: *mist

Verwante met Old Saxon: mist

Verwante met Old High German: mist

Verwante met Duits: Mist

Verwante met Goties: 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃

Verwante met Middle Dutch: mes

Verwante met Old Saxon: mehs

Verwante met Fries: mjoks

Verwante met Old English: meox

In summary

From Middle Dutch mest, from Old Dutch *mist, from Proto-West Germanic *mistu, from Proto-Germanic *mihstuz. Probably derived from *mīganą (“to urinate”) + *-þuz.
Cognate with Old Saxon mist, Old High German mist, German Mist, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (maihstus). More distantly related to Middle Dutch mes, mis, Old Saxon mehs, West Frisian mjoks, mjuks, Old English meox.