Where does “tunge” come from?

tunge (Middle High German) comes from Old High German tung, from Proto-West Germanic *dungu, from Proto-Germanic dungō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʰ- — to cover; to overcast.

Ancestry of “tunge”, step by step

tunge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German tung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantunga barn covered with dung; an underground cellar
2Proto-West Germanic*dunguearth, dirt
3Proto-Germanicdungōdung, manure
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʰ-to cover; to overcast

via Old High German tunga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantungadung
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dungō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dungu →