Where does “Deni” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Deni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdaniza Dane
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰenh₂-to set in motion; to flow

Words derived from “Deni”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic daniz →
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