Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dungō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰengʰ- (“to cover, hide, conceal”).

Noun

*dungō f

dung, manure

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *dungō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*dungō	*dungôz
vocative	*dungō	*dungôz
accusative	*dungǭ	*dungōz
genitive	*dungōz	*dungǫ̂
dative	*dungōi	*dungōmaz
instrumental	*dungō	*dungōmiz

Related terms

*dungaz
*dungijō
*dungijǭ
*dungz

Descendants

Old English: dung
- Middle English: dunge, donge
  - Scots: dung
  - English: dung
Old Dutch: *dunga
- Middle Dutch: donge
  - Dutch: dong
Old High German: tunga
- Middle High German: tunge