Where does “dung” come from?

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

dung (Middle English): Alternative form of donge

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of donge

Ancestry of “dung”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dung”

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