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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | dyncgig | covered with dung, dirty |
| 2 | Old English | dung | dungeon, prison; dung, manure |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *dungu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dungō | dung, manure |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰengʰ- | to cover; to overcast |
Words derived from “dungy”