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Where does “Prochnow” come from?

Prochnow (English) comes from German Prochnow, from Proto-Slavic porxъno — something rotten, mouldy, decayed.

Ancestry of “Prochnow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanProchnow—
2Proto-Slavicporxъnosomething rotten, mouldy, decayed
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