Where does “Dnieper” come from?

Dnieper is an English name for a major river, from Old East Slavic Дънѣпръ, derived from Proto-Slavic Dъněprъ, whose original meaning is uncertain.

Dnieper (English): (see usage notes)

Definitions

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Ancestry of “Dnieper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianДнепрDnieper
2Old East SlavicДънѣпръ—
3Proto-SlavicDъněprъ—

Words derived from “Dnieper”

Every word from Proto-Slavic Dъněprъ →Every word from Old East Slavic Дънѣпръ →Every word from Russian Днепр →