Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dungu

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dungō (“earth, dung”).

Noun

*dungu f

  1. earth, dirt
  2. dung, manure

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *dungu
Genitive *dungā
Singular Plural
Nominative *dungu *dungō
Accusative *dungā *dungā
Genitive *dungā *dungō
Dative *dungē *dungōm, *dungum
Instrumental *dungu *dungōm, *dungum
Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: dung, ding
    • Middle English: donge, dong, donke, doung, dounge, dung, dunge
      • English: dung
      • Scots: dung
  • Old Frisian: dung
  • Old Dutch: *dunga
  • Old High German: tunga
    • Middle High German: tunge
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