Where does “dyncge” come from?

dyncge (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic dungijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʰ- — to cover; to overcast.

dyncge (Old English): dung, manure, litter; manured land, fallow land

Definitions

  1. dung, manure, litter; manured land, fallow land

Ancestry of “dyncge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicdungijǭA dung-hill, dung-heap; A dung covered room or...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʰ-to cover; to overcast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dungijǭ →
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