*dungō

Runic: ᛞᚢᚾᚷᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈduŋ.ɡɔː/

noun · feminine · ō-stem

Meanings

earth, dirt
dung, manure

Etymology

Uncertain. Likely from Proto-Indo-European *dʰengʰ- (‘to cover; to overcast’) and related to *dungōną (‘to cover; to pour over; to pile up’) and *dungz (‘cellar’) (Orel 2003). Possibly cognate with Lithuanian deñgti (‘to cover’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	dungō	dungôz
Acc.	dungǭ	dungōz
Gen.	dungōz	dungǫ̂
Dat.	dungōi	dungōmaz
Inst.	dungō	dungōmiz
Voc.	dungō	dungôz

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Descendants

*dungu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *dunga (Old Dutch)
  - donge (Middle Dutch)
    - dong (Dutch)
*dungu (Proto-West Germanic)
- dung, ding (Old English)
  - donge, dong, donke, doung, dounge, dung, dunge (Middle English)
    - dung (English)
    - dung (Scots)
*dungu (Proto-West Germanic)
- dung (Old Frisian)
  - dong (North Frisian)
  - dong (West Frisian)
*dungu (Proto-West Germanic)
- tunga (Old High German)
  - tunge (Middle High German)

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