dyngja
Icelandic
/ˈtiɲca/
noun
Definitions
- heap
- shield volcano
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse dyngja (a detached apartment, a lady's bower, heap, dung) root from Proto-Indo-European *dʰengʰ- (cover, covering).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*dʰengʰ-
Gloss
cover, covering
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- düngen German
- *dʰengʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰn̥gʰ-, *dʰengʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *dungijǭ Proto-Germanic
- *dungiz, *dungaz Proto-Germanic
- *dungz Proto-Germanic
- *dungō Proto-Germanic
- dyngja Old Norse
- *dǫga Proto-Slavic
- tung Old High German
- dyngia Old Swedish
- dangus Lithuanian
- dingti Lithuanian
- *danga Proto-Albanian