Where does “dyngja” come from?

dyngja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse dyngja, from Proto-Germanic dungijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʰ- — to cover; to overcast.

dyngja (Icelandic): heap; shield volcano

Definitions

  1. heap; shield volcano

Ancestry of “dyngja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedyngjaa dunghill; a lady's bower
2Proto-GermanicdungijǭA dung-hill, dung-heap; A dung covered room or...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʰ-to cover; to overcast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dungijǭ →Every word from Old Norse dyngja →