Dung

Betekenis (Engels)

dung

Concepten

faeces

mest

ontlasting

Synoniemen

Mist

Dünger

Düngemittel

Guano

Vertalingen

dung

estiércol

manure

fumier

abono

fertilizer

engrais

muck

gübre

letame

fertiliser

esterco

night soil

sterco

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/dʊŋ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Old Saxon: dung

Verwant aan Engels: dung

In summary

From Middle High German tunc, tunge, from Old High German tung, tunga, from Proto-West Germanic *dungu, from Proto-Germanic *dungō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰengʰ- (“to cover”).
The word also meant in High German—and it seems exclusively in Low German (compare Old Saxon dung)—a dwelling or storage room (originally under the earth and covered with dung), from Proto-West Germanic *dung (“cellar”); also compare *dungijǭ (“dung-hill, dung-heap; bower”). The modern consonantism is of regional origin (see düngen). Cognate to English dung.