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

• *dungijan

Descendants

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