Where does “daner” come from?

daner (Danish) comes from Old Norse danir, from Proto-Germanic daniz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- — to set in motion; to flow.

daner (Danish): Danes

Definitions

  1. Danes

Ancestry of “daner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedanirthe Danes
2Proto-Germanicdaniza Dane
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰenh₂-to set in motion; to flow

Words derived from “daner”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic daniz →Every word from Old Norse danir →