Where does “Mehrnährstoffdünger” come from?

Mehrnährstoffdünger (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.

Mehrnährstoffdünger (German): compound fertilizer

Definitions

  1. compound fertilizer

Ancestry of “Mehrnährstoffdünger”, step by step

Mehrnährstoffdünger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Dünger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDüngerfertilizer
2Germandüngento fertilize
3Middle High Germantüngen
4German-tungen
5Old High Germantunga barn covered with dung; an underground cellar
6Proto-West Germanic*dunguearth, dirt
7Proto-Germanicdungōdung, manure
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʰ-to cover; to overcast

via German Mehrnährstoff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMehrnährstoff
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic dungōEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *dungu
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