Where does “Dänn” come from?

Dänn (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German dan, from Old High German danne, from Proto-West Germanic *þan, from Proto-Germanic þan, from Proto-Germanic þam, from Proto-Indo-European tóm, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

Dänn (Luxembourgish): fir

Definitions

  1. fir

Ancestry of “Dänn”, step by step

Dänn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German dan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandan—
2Old High Germandanne—
3Proto-West Germanic*þanthen, at that time
4Proto-Germanicþanthen, at that time
5Proto-Germanicþam—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantóm—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Middle High German tanne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantanne—
2Old High Germantannafir wood
3Proto-West Germanic*dannāpine, fir
4Proto-Germanicdannǭpine, fir
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰonufir

Words derived from “Dänn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic þam →