Where does “Dene” come from?

Dene (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch Deni, from Proto-Germanic daniz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- — to set in motion; to flow.

Dene (Middle Dutch): Dane

Definitions

  1. Dane

Ancestry of “Dene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old DutchDeni—
2Proto-Germanicdaniza Dane
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰenh₂-to set in motion; to flow

Words derived from “Dene”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic daniz →Every word from Old Dutch Deni →