Where does “Suþdene” come from?

Suþdene (Old English) comes from Old English dene, from Proto-West Germanic dani, from Proto-Germanic daniz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- — to set in motion; to flow.

Suþdene (Old English): 'south-Dane', the southern Danes

Definitions

  1. 'south-Dane', the southern Danes

Ancestry of “Suþdene”, step by step

Suþdene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English dene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdenevalley
2Proto-West Germanicdania flat area, floor; a small dale
3Proto-Germanicdaniza Dane
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰenh₂-to set in motion; to flow

via Old English sūþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsūþsouth
2Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
3Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic daniz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic dani →