Where does “dingle” come from?

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

dingle (Middle English): a deep hollow; dell

Definitions

  1. a deep hollow; dell

Ancestry of “dingle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdyngel—
2Old Englishdungdungeon, prison; dung, manure
3Proto-West Germanic*dunguearth, dirt
4Proto-Germanicdungōdung, manure
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʰ-to cover; to overcast

Words derived from “dingle”

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