Where does “Gründüngung” come from?

Gründüngung (German) comes from German Düngung, from German Dung, 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.

Gründüngung (German): fertilizing with green manure

Definitions

  1. fertilizing with green manure

Ancestry of “Gründüngung”, step by step

Gründüngung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Düngung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDüngungfertilization
2GermanDungdung
3Middle High Germantunc—
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

via German Grün

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGrüngreen; vert; green in heraldry; leaves, a suit in...
2Middle High Germangrüene—
3Old High Germangruonigreen; greenness
4Proto-West Germanicgrōnīgreen
5Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dungō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dungu →