Where does “Dnepr” come from?

Dnepr (German) comes from Russian Днепр, from Old East Slavic Дънѣпръ, from Proto-Slavic Dъněprъ.

Ancestry of “Dnepr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Dnepr”

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