Where does “だん” come from?
だん (Japanese) comes from English done, from Middle English don, from Old English dōn, from Proto-West Germanic dōn, from Proto-Germanic dōną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁t, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
だん (Japanese): 壇 A surname; 断 judgement; 段 step; a term for a...
Definitions
- 壇 A surname; 断 judgement; 段 step; a term for a...
Ancestry of “だん”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | done | Ready, fully cooked; Having completed or finished... |
| 2 | Middle English | don | To do, perform; To complete, finish; To make,... |
| 3 | Old English | dōn | to do |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | dōn | to do; to put, to place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dōną | to do, make; to put, place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéh₁t | to put, to place; to do |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |