Donau
German (Berlin)
proper noun
Definitions
- (geography) river Danube, which flows to the Black Sea
Etymology
Derived from Middle High German Tuonawe derived from Old High German Tuonouwa derived from *Dōnauwju derived from Proto-Germanic *Dōnawjaz derived from Proto-Celtic *Dānowyos derived from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu (river goddess).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*déh₂nu
Gloss
river goddess
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Danubius Latin
- Dānubius Latin
- Dampf German
- Dampfschiff German
- Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaft German
- Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän German
- Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän German
- Donaumetropole German
- Donaustadt German
- Fahrt German
- Gesellschaft German
- Kapitän German
- Metropole German
- Schiff German
- Schifffahrt German
- Stadt German
- donauisch German
- linksdonauisch German
- norddonauisch German
- rechtsdonauisch German
- süddonauisch German
- Danubio Italian
- Donau Dutch, Flemish
- Danubio Spanish, Castilian
- *déh₂nu Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰenh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- Danúbio Portuguese
- *Dōnawjaz Proto-Germanic
- Donua Old English
- Danubi Catalan, Valencian
- Tuonouwa Old High German
- Tuonawe Middle High German
- *𐌳𐍉𐌽𐌰𐍅𐌹 Gothic
- *Dōnauwju gmw-pro
- *Dānowyos Proto-Celtic
- 多瑙 Chinese
- *dáHnu Proto-Indo-Iranian