According to this theory the vowel "o" of Dowina cannot be explained from "e", and all the documented names of Devín contain a front vowel: e.g., Devín, Theben, Dévény (http://www.uni-bonn.de/~ntrunte/publikationen8.html#dowina_inhaltDiarsipkan 2008-05-17 di Wayback Machine.). However, such supposed derivation is not necessary (see etymology) and the castle and the village is known under various historical names: 864 – Dowina, 1288 – castrum de Dywen, 1326 – Thebyn, tebyn, 1332 – Dévén, 1434 – Dewen, Theben, 1455 – Teben, 1491 – Tebm, 1529 – Thewen, 1531 – Thebmern, 1550 – Theenfeld, Dewen, 1577 – Thoben, 1578 – Thaben, 1605 – Taber, 1651 – Deeben, 1659 - Doben, 1722 – devenium, 1773 – Divinum, Teeben, 1786 – Diwin, 1825 – Divenium. (http://www.muop.bratislava.sk/vismo/zobraz_dok.asp?id_org=600176&id_ktg=1034) .
uni-bonn.de
According to this theory the vowel "o" of Dowina cannot be explained from "e", and all the documented names of Devín contain a front vowel: e.g., Devín, Theben, Dévény (http://www.uni-bonn.de/~ntrunte/publikationen8.html#dowina_inhaltDiarsipkan 2008-05-17 di Wayback Machine.). However, such supposed derivation is not necessary (see etymology) and the castle and the village is known under various historical names: 864 – Dowina, 1288 – castrum de Dywen, 1326 – Thebyn, tebyn, 1332 – Dévén, 1434 – Dewen, Theben, 1455 – Teben, 1491 – Tebm, 1529 – Thewen, 1531 – Thebmern, 1550 – Theenfeld, Dewen, 1577 – Thoben, 1578 – Thaben, 1605 – Taber, 1651 – Deeben, 1659 - Doben, 1722 – devenium, 1773 – Divinum, Teeben, 1786 – Diwin, 1825 – Divenium. (http://www.muop.bratislava.sk/vismo/zobraz_dok.asp?id_org=600176&id_ktg=1034) .
web.archive.org
According to this theory the vowel "o" of Dowina cannot be explained from "e", and all the documented names of Devín contain a front vowel: e.g., Devín, Theben, Dévény (http://www.uni-bonn.de/~ntrunte/publikationen8.html#dowina_inhaltDiarsipkan 2008-05-17 di Wayback Machine.). However, such supposed derivation is not necessary (see etymology) and the castle and the village is known under various historical names: 864 – Dowina, 1288 – castrum de Dywen, 1326 – Thebyn, tebyn, 1332 – Dévén, 1434 – Dewen, Theben, 1455 – Teben, 1491 – Tebm, 1529 – Thewen, 1531 – Thebmern, 1550 – Theenfeld, Dewen, 1577 – Thoben, 1578 – Thaben, 1605 – Taber, 1651 – Deeben, 1659 - Doben, 1722 – devenium, 1773 – Divinum, Teeben, 1786 – Diwin, 1825 – Divenium. (http://www.muop.bratislava.sk/vismo/zobraz_dok.asp?id_org=600176&id_ktg=1034) .
