Where does “dain” come from?
dain (Middle French) comes from Old French dain, from Old French daim, from Latin dāmus, from Latin damma, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.
dain (Middle French): deer
Ancestry of “dain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | dain | deer |
| 2 | Old French | daim | — |
| 3 | Latin | dāmus | — |
| 4 | Latin | damma | A fallow deer |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | demh₂- | to tame, domesticate |