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Where does “danès” come from?

danès (Catalan) comes from Latin danēnsis, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

danès (Catalan): Danish; Dane; Great Dane

Definitions

  1. Danish; Dane; Great Dane

Ancestry of “danès”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindanēnsis—
2Latin-ensisOf or from
3Latinarvumfield; farm land
4Latincolō—
5Latinquelō—
6Proto-Italickʷelō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →