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Muck

2 stages from Old Norse to English.

Today it means dirt, mud, or any unpleasant, messy substance
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Stage 1 of 2
myki
Old Norse · medieval
"animal manure"
cow dung, animal manure
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Stage 2 of 2
muck
English · 1200s
"dirt, mud, or filth"
settled as the English word for dirt, mud, or manure
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