Where does “Danube” come from?

Danube (Old French) comes from Latin Dānubius, from Proto-Celtic Dānowyos, from Proto-Celtic Dānu, from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- — to set in motion; to flow.

Ancestry of “Danube”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinDānubius—
2Proto-CelticDānowyos—
3Proto-CelticDānu—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰenh₂-to set in motion; to flow

Words derived from “Danube”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic Dānu →Every word from Proto-Celtic Dānowyos →