Where does “dungo” come from?

dungo (Ido) comes from English dung, from Middle English dung, from Old English dung, from Proto-West Germanic *dungu, from Proto-Germanic dungō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʰ- — to cover; to overcast.

dungo (Ido): manure, compost

Definitions

  1. manure, compost

Ancestry of “dungo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdungManure; animal excrement; A type of manure, as...
2Middle EnglishdungAlternative form of donge
3Old Englishdungdungeon, prison; dung, manure
4Proto-West Germanic*dunguearth, dirt
5Proto-Germanicdungōdung, manure
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʰ-to cover; to overcast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dungō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dungu →