Where does “Dung” come from?

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

Dung (German): dung

Definitions

  1. dung

Ancestry of “Dung”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Dung”

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