Where does “Dänin” come from?

Dänin (German) comes from German Däne, 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.

Dänin (German): Dane (person from Denmark) (female)

Definitions

  1. Dane (person from Denmark) (female)

Ancestry of “Dänin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDäneDane
2DanishdanskDanish; the Danish language; Dane
3SwedishdanskDanish; of or pertaining to Denmark; a Dane
4Old NorsedanskrDanish
5Old Norse-sk—
6Proto-Germanic*sek—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-self
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Old Norse -sk →Every word from Old Norse danskr →