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

Definitions

  1. to thrive

Ancestry of “dafna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedafnato thrive
2Proto-Germanic*dabanōnąto become fitting
3Proto-Germanicdabanąto come to pass, occur, happen; to fit, be...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰabʰ-appropriate, good, fitting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰabʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dabaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dabanōną →
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