Where does “dansk” come from?

dansk (Danish) comes 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.

dansk (Danish): Danish; the Danish language; Dane

Definitions

  1. Danish; the Danish language; Dane

Ancestry of “dansk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishdanskDanish; of or pertaining to Denmark; a Dane
2Old NorsedanskrDanish
3Old Norse-sk—
4Proto-Germanic*sek—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-self
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “dansk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Old Norse -sk →Every word from Old Norse danskr →