Where does “Dain” come from?

Dain (English) comes from Old French dain, from Old French daim, from Latin dāmus, from Latin damma, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.

Ancestry of “Dain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdaindeer
2Old Frenchdaim
3Latindāmus
4LatindammaA fallow deer
5Proto-Indo-Europeandemh₂-to tame, domesticate

Words derived from “Dain

Every word from Proto-Indo-European demh₂-Every word from Latin dammaEvery word from Latin dāmus