mulch的词源

英文词源

mulch (n.)

1650s, probably from a noun use of Middle English molsh (adj.) "soft, moist" (early 15c.), from Old English melsc, milisc "mellow, sweet," from Proto-Germanic *mil-sk- (cognates: Dutch mals "soft, ripe," Old High German molawen "to become soft," German mollig "soft"), from PIE root *mel- "soft" (see mild).

mulch (v.)

1802, from mulch (n.). Related: Mulched; mulching.

中文词源

mulch：护根

可能来自PIE*mel,软的，词源同mill,mild.用于指保护树木生长的腐土，软土，即护根。

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