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

Definitions

  1. Dane

Ancestry of “Dan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishDanerDanes
2Old NorseDanirDanes
3Proto-Germanicdaniza Dane
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰenh₂-to set in motion; to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic daniz →Every word from Old Norse Danir →