Where does “dehna” come from?

dehna (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic dьgna, from Proto-Slavic -a, from Proto-Indo-European -ōd.

dehna (Old Czech): evil spirit, demon

Definitions

  1. evil spirit, demon

Ancestry of “dehna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdьgnascar; ditch; mussel
2Proto-Slavic-aid
3Proto-Indo-European-ōd—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōd →Every word from Proto-Slavic -a →Every word from Proto-Slavic dьgna →