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Where does “Danir” come from?

Danir (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic daniz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- — to set in motion; to flow.

Danir (Old Norse): Danes

Definitions

  1. Danes

Ancestry of “Danir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdaniza Dane
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰenh₂-to set in motion; to flow

Words derived from “Danir”

  • Denmark
  • Dane
  • Daneman
  • Danegeld
  • Daneland
  • danewort
  • Danification
  • Denmark-Norway
  • Danify
  • Danemark
  • Dinamarca
  • デンマーク
  • Danmark-Norge
  • Danmark
  • Danmark
  • DEN
  • Danmark
  • Danmark-Norge
  • Danmark
  • Daner
  • danegeld
  • Dane
  • 덴마크
  • Danmörk
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