German Donau

← Proto-Celtic *Dānowyos (derived)

← Proto-Celtic *Dānu (mention)

← German Donaw (mention)

← German Tonaw (mention)

← Proto-Germanic *Dōnawjaz (derived)

← Middle High German Tuonawe (derived)

← Middle High German Tuonowe (mention)

← Middle High German Tuonow (mention)

← Middle Low German Dônouwe (cognate)

← Middle Low German Dônouw (mention)

← Proto-West Germanic (derived)

← Proto-West Germanic *auwju (mention)

← Old High German Tuonouwa (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂- (mention)

→ German Donaulachs (compound)

→ German Donaumetropole (compound)

→ German Donaustadt (compound)

→ German donauisch (suffix)

→ German Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän (compound)

→ German Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän (compound)

→ German Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaft (compound)

→ Dutch Donau (borrowed)

→ Chinese 多瑙 (borrowed)