Where does “Gründünger” come from?
Gründünger (German) comes from German Dünger, 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.
Gründünger (German): green manure (fertilizer made from plants)
Definitions
- green manure (fertilizer made from plants)
Ancestry of “Gründünger”, step by step
Gründünger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Dünger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Dünger | fertilizer |
| 2 | German | düngen | to fertilize |
| 3 | Middle High German | tüngen | — |
| 4 | German | -tungen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | tung | a barn covered with dung; an underground cellar |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *dungu | earth, dirt |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | dungō | dung, manure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰengʰ- | to cover; to overcast |