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Where does “Danubic” come from?

Danubic (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.

Danubic (English): Danubian

Definitions

  1. Danubian

Ancestry of “Danubic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDanube—
2Middle FrenchDanube—
3Old FrenchDanube—
4LatinDānubius—
5Proto-CelticDānowyos—
6Proto-CelticDānu—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰenh₂-to set in motion; to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- →