Where does “ærkedansk” come from?
ærkedansk (Danish) comes from Danish dansk, from Swedish dansk, from Old Norse danskr, from Old Norse -sk, from Proto-Germanic *sek, from Proto-Indo-European swe-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
ærkedansk (Danish): very Danish, very typical of Denmark
Definitions
- very Danish, very typical of Denmark
Ancestry of “ærkedansk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | dansk | Danish; the Danish language; Dane |
| 2 | Swedish | dansk | Danish; of or pertaining to Denmark; a Dane |
| 3 | Old Norse | danskr | Danish |
| 4 | Old Norse | -sk | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *sek | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swe- | self |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |