Where does “Kuhdung” come from?

Kuhdung (German) comes 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.

Kuhdung (German): cow dung

Definitions

  1. cow dung

Ancestry of “Kuhdung”, step by step

Kuhdung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Dung

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

via German Kuh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKuhcow
2Middle High Germankuocow
3Old High Germankuocow
4Proto-West Germanic*kōcow
5Proto-Germanic*kōzcow
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