Where does “tung” come from?

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

tung (Old High German): a barn covered with dung; an underground cellar

Definitions

  1. a barn covered with dung; an underground cellar

Ancestry of “tung”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tung”

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