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German
Etymology
An originally Central and Low German word from Middle Low German mül (“dust”) and Middle High German mülle, from Old High German mulli (“waste, rubbish”), a nominal formation from mullen (“to crush, grind”), from Proto-Germanic *muljaną (“to crush”) (DWDS).
Pronunciation
Noun
Müll m (strong, genitive Mülles or Mülls, no plural)
- rubbish, refuse, waste, junk, trash (US), garbage (US)
- (colloquial) nonsense
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Further reading
- “Müll” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Müll” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Müll” in Duden online
- Müll on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de