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midden
[midden 词源字典]
midden:
see
muck
[midden etymology, midden origin, 英语词源]
midden (n.)
mid-14c., "dung hill," of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish
mødding
, from
møg
"muck" (see
muck
(n.)) +
dynge
"heap of dung" (see
dung
). Modern archaeological sense of "kitchen midden" is from Danish excavations.