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Where does “danje” come from?

danje (Haitian Creole) comes from French danger, from Old French dangier, from Latin domniārium, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos, from Proto-Indo-European dṓm, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

danje (Haitian Creole): danger

Definitions

  1. danger

Ancestry of “danje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdangerdanger; jeopardy
2Old Frenchdangierdifficulty; problem; danger
3Latindomniārium—
4LatinDominusthe Lord; Lord; The Lord
5Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
6Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
7Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
8Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together
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