Where does “Danuban” come from?

Danuban (English) comes from English Danube, from Middle French Danube, from Old French Danube, from Latin Dānubius, from Proto-Celtic Dānowyos, from Proto-Celtic Dānu, from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- — to set in motion; to flow.

Danuban (English): Danubian

Definitions

  1. Danubian

Ancestry of “Danuban”, step by step

Danuban traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Danube

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDanube—
2Middle FrenchDanube—
3Old FrenchDanube—
4LatinDānubius—
5Proto-CelticDānowyos—
6Proto-CelticDānu—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰenh₂-to set in motion; to flow

via English ān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishān—
2Middle Englishāna, an indefinite article
3Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic Dānu →Every word from Proto-Celtic Dānowyos →