Where does “dan” come from?
dan (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German dān, from Old Saxon than, 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.
dan (Norwegian Nynorsk): Dane only used in names
Definitions
- Dane only used in names
Ancestry of “dan”, step by step
dan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German dān
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | dān | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | than | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *þan | then, at that time |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þan | then, at that time |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þam | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tóm | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Hebrew דָּן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | דָּן | Dan; one who judges |