Where does “düngen” come from?

düngen (German) comes 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.

düngen (German): to fertilize

Definitions

  1. to fertilize

Ancestry of “düngen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantüngen—
2German-tungen—
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

Words derived from “düngen”

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