Where does “degen” come from?

degen (Middle High German) comes from Old French dague, from Italian daga, from Vulgar Latin daca, from Latin Dacia, from Ancient Greek Δάοι — Dai, a Scythian tribe mentioned by Herodotus.

degen (Middle High German): a warrior, a hero, a knight

Definitions

  1. a warrior, a hero, a knight

Ancestry of “degen”, step by step

degen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French dague

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdague—
2Italiandagadagger; A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but...
3Vulgar LatindacaDacian knife; Dacian
4LatinDaciaDenmark; Dacia; greater Romania
5Ancient GreekΔάοιDai, a Scythian tribe mentioned by Herodotus

via Old High German degan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandeganretainer, thane, warrior
2Proto-West Germanicþegnretainer, follower, servant
3Proto-Germanicþegnazretainer, servant
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “degen”

Every word from Ancient Greek Δάοι →Every word from Latin Dacia →Every word from Vulgar Latin daca →