Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dungz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

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

Noun

*dungz m or f

1. (West Germanic) cellar

Inflection

consonant stemDeclension of *dungz (consonant stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*dungz	*dungiz
vocative	*dung	*dungiz
accusative	*dungų	*dungunz
genitive	*dungiz	*dungǫ̂
dative	*dungi	*dungumaz
instrumental	*dungē	*dungumiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *dung
  • Old English: dung, ding
    • Middle English: donge, dung, dunge
  • Old Saxon: dung
    • Middle Low German: dunk, dunc
  • Old Dutch: *dung, dunk (in placenames)
    • Middle Dutch: donc
      • Dutch: donk
  • Old High German: tunc, tung
    • Middle High German: tunc
      • German: Tunk