Where does “dafna” come from?
dafna (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse dafna, from Proto-Germanic *dabanōną, from Proto-Germanic dabaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰabʰ- — appropriate, good, fitting.
dafna (Icelandic): to thrive
Ancestry of “dafna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | dafna | to thrive |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *dabanōną | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dabaną | to come to pass, occur, happen; to fit, be... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰabʰ- | appropriate, good, fitting |