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): the Danes

Definitions

  1. the Danes

Ancestry of “danir”, step by step

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

Words derived from “danir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic daniz →