Where does “Dünger” come from?

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

Dünger (German): fertilizer

Definitions

  1. fertilizer

Ancestry of “Dünger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandüngento fertilize
2Middle High Germantüngen—
3German-tungen—
4Old High Germantunga barn covered with dung; an underground cellar
5Proto-West Germanic*dunguearth, dirt
6Proto-Germanicdungōdung, manure
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʰ-to cover; to overcast

Words derived from “Dünger”

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