The story
- Proto-Indo-European · derived from*dʰenh₂-
- Proto-Celtic · derived from*Dānu
- Latin · derived fromDānum
- English todayDoncaster
The Romano-British name was Latin Dānum, from the common Celtic river name Proto-Celtic *Dānu << Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂-, + the Old English suffix ceaster (“town”), found in many placenames.
Words from the same roots
Proto-Celtic*Dānu all →
don
Proto-Indo-European*dʰenh₂- all →
donIstria
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.