Where does “dung” come from?

dung (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic dungiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʰ- — to cover; to overcast.

dung (Old Saxon): weaving, weavingroom

Definitions

  1. weaving, weavingroom

Ancestry of “dung”, step by step

dung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic dungiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdungiz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʰ-to cover; to overcast

via Proto-Germanic dungaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdungazdung, manure, fertiliser
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dungiz →