Where does “dong” come from?

dong (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch dunga, from Proto-Germanic dungō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʰ- — to cover; to overcast.

Ancestry of “dong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdunga—
2Proto-Germanicdungōdung, manure
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʰ-to cover; to overcast

Words derived from “dong”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dungō →Every word from Old Dutch dunga →