Where does “Glendenning” come from?

Glendenning (English) comes from Scottish Gaelic gleann, from Old Irish glenn, from Proto-Celtic glendos, from Proto-Indo-European glend- — shore.

Ancestry of “Glendenning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicgleannglen, valley
2Old Irishglennvalley; Alternative spelling of ·gleinn
3Proto-Celticglendosvalley
4Proto-Indo-Europeanglend-shore
Every word from Proto-Indo-European glend- →Every word from Proto-Celtic glendos →Every word from Old Irish glenn →
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