Where does “dungy” come from?

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

Ancestry of “dungy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdyncgigcovered with dung, dirty
2Old Englishdungdungeon, prison; dung, manure
3Proto-West Germanic*dunguearth, dirt
4Proto-Germanicdungōdung, manure
5Proto-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 →