dingy
English
/ˈdɪn.dʒi/
adj
Definitions
- drab; shabby; dirty; squalid
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English *dingy inherited from Old English *dyncgiġ, *dyncgig (covered with dung, dirty), duncge suffix from English dung.
Origin
English
dung
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bedung English
- bulldung English
- cowdung English
- dingily English
- dinginess English
- dingle English
- dung English
- dung heap English
- dungball English
- dungfly English
- dungfork English
- dunghill English
- dunglike English
- dungmere English
- dungmixen English
- dungstead English
- dungy English
- dungyard English
- horsedung English
- tumbledung English
- *dyncgiġ, *dyncgig Old English
- duncge Old English
- *dingy Middle English
- donge, dung, dunge Middle English