Where does “danna” come from?
danna (English) comes from English dung, from Middle English dung, from Old English dung, from Proto-West Germanic *dungu, from Proto-Germanic dungō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʰ- — to cover; to overcast.
danna (English): Human feces; Alternative form of dunny: an...
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- Human feces; Alternative form of dunny: an...
Ancestry of “danna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dung | Manure; animal excrement; A type of manure, as... |
| 2 | Middle English | dung | Alternative form of donge |
| 3 | Old English | dung | dungeon, prison; dung, manure |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *dungu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dungō | dung, manure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰengʰ- | to cover; to overcast |