Where does “dyngja” come from?

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

dyngja (Old Norse): a dunghill; a lady's bower

Definitions

  1. a dunghill; a lady's bower

Ancestry of “dyngja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicdungijǭA dung-hill, dung-heap; A dung covered room or...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʰ-to cover; to overcast

Words derived from “dyngja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dungijǭ →