Where does “dëng” come from?

dëng (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian dʰingʷ-u, from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- — to stick into, pierce.

dëng (Albanian): full, stuffed

Definitions

  1. full, stuffed

Ancestry of “dëng”, step by step

dëng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Albanian dʰingʷ-u

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniandʰingʷ-u—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce

via Proto-Albanian dangā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniandangā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- →Every word from Proto-Albanian dʰingʷ-u →