English

horsedung

From horse + dung.

A compound of horse + dung

Proto-Germanic *hrussą ‘horse’

Proto-West Germanic *hross ‘horse’

Old English hors ‘horse’

Middle English hors ‘a horse’

English horse

Proto-Germanic *dungō

Proto-West Germanic *dungu ‘dung, manure’

Old English dung

Middle English dung

English dung

Today it means

noun Rubbish; nonsense; bullshit.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / horsedung