Where does “dans” come from?

dans (Norman) comes from Vulgar Latin de intus, from Latin intus, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

dans (Norman): in

Definitions

  1. in

Ancestry of “dans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinde intusAlternative form of deintus
2Latinintuswithin, inside; at home
3Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
4Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
5Proto-Italicenin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Proto-Italic enEvery word from Latin en