Where does “denne” come from?

denne (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic dannǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰonu — fir.

denne (Middle Dutch): pine tree; burrow, den, cave, attic

Definitions

  1. pine tree; burrow, den, cave, attic

Ancestry of “denne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdannǭpine, fir
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰonufir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰonu →Every word from Proto-Germanic dannǭ →