mest

Meaning

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

Concepts

manure

fertilizer

dung

droppings

muck

fertiliser

Synonyms

meststof

kunstmest

Translations

Mist

Dünger

estiércol

fumier

esterco

engrais

estrume

gübre

letame

abono

adob

Düngemittel

λίπασμα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɛst/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: mest

Inherited from Old Dutch: *mist

Cognate with Old Saxon: mist

Cognate with Old High German: mist

Cognate with German: Mist

Cognate with Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃

Cognate with Middle Dutch: mes

Cognate with Old Saxon: mehs

Cognate with Western Frisian: mjoks

Cognate with 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.