Where does “dung” come from?

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

dung (Old English): dungeon, prison; dung, manure

Definitions

  1. dungeon, prison; dung, manure

Ancestry of “dung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*dunguearth, dirt
2Proto-Germanicdungōdung, manure
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʰ-to cover; to overcast

Words derived from “dung”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dungō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dungu →