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

earth, dirt
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

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