Where does “dain” come from?

dain (Old French) comes from Old French daim, from Latin dāmus, from Latin damma, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.

dain (Old French): deer

Definitions

  1. deer

Ancestry of “dain”, step by step

dain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French daim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdaim—
2Latindāmus—
3LatindammaA fallow deer
4Proto-Indo-Europeandemh₂-to tame, domesticate

via Latin dama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindamafallow deer, buck, doe

Words derived from “dain”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- →Every word from Latin damma →Every word from Latin dāmus →