Where does “dan” come from?

dan (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic danь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dṓˀnis, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

Ancestry of “dan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdanьtribute, tax
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*dṓˀnisgiving
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “dan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →