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 person from Denmark or of Danish descent

Definitions

  1. Dane person from Denmark or of Danish descent

Ancestry of “dan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishdanerDanes
2Old Norsedanirthe Danes
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 →
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