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Where does “danit” come from?

danit (Czech) comes from Czech daň, from Japanese だん, from English done, from Middle English don, from Old English dōn, from Proto-West Germanic dōn, from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t — to do, put, place.

danit (Czech): to tax

Definitions

  1. to tax

Ancestry of “danit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdaňtax; second-person singular imperative of danit
2Japaneseだん壇 A surname​; 断 judgement; 段 step; a term for a...
3EnglishdoneReady, fully cooked; Having completed or finished...
4Middle EnglishdonTo do, perform; To complete, finish; To make,...
5Old Englishdōnto do
6Proto-West Germanicdōnto do; to put, to place
7Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “danit”

  • zdanění
  • zdanit
  • daňový
  • zdanitelný
  • daň
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