Where does “gendannelse” come from?
gendannelse (Danish) comes from Danish gendanne, from Danish danne, 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 — this; that.
gendannelse (Danish): restoration
Definitions
- restoration
Ancestry of “gendannelse”, step by step
gendannelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish gendanne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | gendanne | to restore, recover |
| 2 | Danish | danne | to shape, to form |
| 3 | Middle High German | dan | — |
| 4 | Old High German | danne | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *þan | then, at that time |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þan | then, at that time |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þam | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tóm | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |