Where does “dafna” come from?

dafna (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic *dabanōną, from Proto-Germanic dabaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰabʰ- — appropriate, good, fitting.

dafna (Old Norse): to thrive

Definitions

  1. to thrive

Ancestry of “dafna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*dabanōnąto become fitting
2Proto-Germanicdabanąto come to pass, occur, happen; to fit, be...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰabʰ-appropriate, good, fitting

Words derived from “dafna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰabʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dabaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *dabanōną →
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