Where does “Denver” come from?
Denver comes from Old English Dene, from Proto-West Germanic dani, from Proto-Germanic daniz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂-, with the original sense uncertain.
Ancestry of “Denver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | fær | sudden danger, calamity; sudden attack; ambush; a... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *far | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | farą | a means of passing, ford, ferry |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “Denver”