Where does “dafen” come from?

dafen (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic dabaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰabʰ- — appropriate, good, fitting.

dafen (Old English): what is fitting; becoming, fit, suitable,...

Definitions

  1. what is fitting; becoming, fit, suitable,...

Ancestry of “dafen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdabanąto come to pass, occur, happen; to fit, be...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰabʰ-appropriate, good, fitting

Words derived from “dafen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰabʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic dabaną
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