Where does “olddansk” come from?

olddansk (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.

olddansk (Danish): Old Danish; Old Danish language

Definitions

  1. Old Danish; Old Danish language

Ancestry of “olddansk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishdanskDanish; the Danish language; Dane
2SwedishdanskDanish; of or pertaining to Denmark; a Dane
3Old NorsedanskrDanish
4Old Norse-sk—
5Proto-Germanic*sek—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-self
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Old Norse -sk →Every word from Old Norse danskr →