Where does “dynge” come from?

dynge (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse dyngja, from Proto-Germanic dungijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʰ- — to cover; to overcast.

dynge (Norwegian Bokmål): a pile, heap

Definitions

  1. a pile, heap

Ancestry of “dynge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedyngjaa dunghill; a lady's bower
2Proto-GermanicdungijǭA dung-hill, dung-heap; A dung covered room or...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʰ-to cover; to overcast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dungijǭ →Every word from Old Norse dyngja →