Where does “dán” come from?

dán (Irish) comes from Old Irish dán, from Proto-Celtic dānus, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃nom, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

dán (Irish): gift, offering; craft, calling: allotted task;...

Definitions

  1. gift, offering; craft, calling: allotted task;...

Ancestry of “dán”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdángift, bestowal, endowment, present; skill in...
2Proto-Celticdānusgift
3Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃nomgift
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “dán”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₃nom →Every word from Proto-Celtic dānus →