Where does “Dan” come from?
Dan (Lower Sorbian) comes from Danish Daner, from Old Norse Danir, from Proto-Germanic daniz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- — to set in motion; to flow.
Dan (Lower Sorbian): Dane
Ancestry of “Dan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | Daner | Danes |
| 2 | Old Norse | Danir | Danes |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | daniz | a Dane |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰenh₂- | to set in motion; to flow |