Where does “dann” come from?
dann (German) comes from Old High German danne, from Proto-West Germanic *þan, from Proto-Germanic þan, from Proto-Germanic þam, from Proto-Indo-European tóm, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
dann (German): then, after that; then, in that case
Definitions
- then, after that; then, in that case
Ancestry of “dann”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | danne | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *þan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þan | then, at that time |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þam | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tóm | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
Words derived from “dann”