Etymology

dene

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Today it means: A valley, especially the deep valley of a stream or rivulet. Full definition →

Middle English dene ← Old English dene
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dene · noun1

  1. Old English · inherited fromdene
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdene
  3. English todaydene

From Middle English dene, from Old English dene.

dene · noun2

Perhaps related to Middle Low German düne (“dune”).

Dene · noun3

  1. Athabaskan · derived from
  2. English todayDene

Probably from Chipewyan, though most Athabaskan languages have a similar word meaning "person" that's often used as the name for the people who speak the language and/or the language itself. Doublet of Diné.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishdene all →

dean

Old Englishdene all →

deanDaneDanburyDenbyDenhamDanbyDenholmDenslowLittle MissendenRattlesden

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