Mud
/mʌd/noun
Soft, wet earth or clay that sticks to surfaces.
Did you know?Unlike words with dramatic occult origins, mud’s power is in its age: it descends from Old English and likely shares deep roots with terms for moist, soft earth across Germanic languages.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
mudde
“mud, mire, soft wet earth”
Middle English
ME
mudde
“mud, dirt, mire”
Early Modern English
EN
mud
“soft wet earth; dirt mixed with water”
Modern English
EN
mud
“soft, wet earth or clay”