Where does “danne” come from?

danne (Danish) comes from Middle High German dan, from Old High German danne, from Proto-West Germanic *þan, from Proto-Germanic þan, from Proto-Germanic þam, from Proto-Indo-European tóm, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

danne (Danish): to shape, to form

Definitions

  1. to shape, to form

Ancestry of “danne”, step by step

danne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German dan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandan—
2Old High Germandanne—
3Proto-West Germanic*þanthen, at that time
4Proto-Germanicþanthen, at that time
5Proto-Germanicþam—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantóm—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Middle Low German dān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandān—
2Middle Low Germandōnto do
3Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “danne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic þam →