Muck

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English

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Etymology 1

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From the German surname, from Mücke (mosquito).

Proper noun

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Muck (plural Mucks)

  1. A surname.
Muck, Scotland, from Ordnance Survey One-Inch Sheet 34 South Skye and Arisaig, published 1957
Statistics
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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Muck is the 16041st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1808 individuals. Muck is most common among White (91.21%) individuals.

Etymology 2

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From Scottish Gaelic muc (pig), recorded 1370 as Helantmok (Isle of pigs).

Proper noun

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Muck

  1. A small island in the Small Isles, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NM4179).

German Low German

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *mukkan- (bump, lump), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *muk- (heap), similar to Ancient Greek μύκων (múkōn, pile). Compare Old English mūga, Old Norse múgr (mass, heap (of corn)).[1][2] See also Dutch mok, English mug.

Noun

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Muck m (plural Mucken)

  1. drinking-cup

References

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  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “752”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 752
  2. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “mok1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute