Where does “tunga” come from?

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

tunga (Old High German): dung

Definitions

  1. dung

Ancestry of “tunga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdungōdung, manure
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʰ-to cover; to overcast

Words derived from “tunga

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic dungō