Where does “trojaner” come from?

trojaner (Danish) comes from Danish aner, from Danish ane, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

trojaner (Danish): Trojan; Trojan horse

Definitions

  1. Trojan; Trojan horse

Ancestry of “trojaner”, step by step

trojaner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish aner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishanerindefinite plural of ane; present of ane
2Danishaneforefather; guess; suspect
3Middle High Germanānewithout
4Old High Germanānawithout
5Proto-West Germanicanaon
6Proto-Germanic*an—
7Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Danish Troja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishTroja—
2Ancient GreekΤροίαTroy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →
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