Where does “-tungen” come from?

-tungen (German) comes from Old High German tung, from Proto-West Germanic *dungu, from Proto-Germanic dungō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʰ- — to cover; to overcast.

Ancestry of “-tungen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantunga barn covered with dung; an underground cellar
2Proto-West Germanic*dunguearth, dirt
3Proto-Germanicdungōdung, manure
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʰ-to cover; to overcast

Words derived from “-tungen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic dungōEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *dungu