Where does “*dungu” come from?

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

*dungu (Proto-West Germanic): earth, dirt

Definitions

  1. earth, dirt

Ancestry of “*dungu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*dungu”

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