Where does “dyngen” come from?
dyngen (Middle English) comes from Old English dingan, from Proto-West Germanic *dingwan, from Proto-Germanic dingwaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰén- — surface.
dyngen (Middle English): Alternative form of dingen
Definitions
- Alternative form of dingen
Ancestry of “dyngen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | dingan | to ding |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *dingwan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dingwaną | to beat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰén- | surface |
Words derived from “dyngen”