Dung
/dʌŋ/noun
Solid waste excreted by animals.
Did you know?In agrarian societies, dung was often considered a sacred substance, believed to hold the power of fertility and renewal in the earth.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dʰengʰ-
“to be dirty or to stick”
Old English
Old English
dung
“animal excrement, manure”
Middle English
Middle English
dunge
“manure, especially from animals”
Modern English
English
dung
“referring to animal waste, still used to denote excrement and organic fertilizer”