Where does “Däne” come from?

Däne (German) 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.

Däne (German): Dane

Definitions

  1. Dane

Ancestry of “Däne”, step by step

Däne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish dansk

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

via Middle High German Tene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High GermanTene—
2Old High GermanTeni—

Words derived from “Däne”

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