Where does “dåre” come from?

dåre (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish dāre, from Old Norse dári, from Middle Low German dȫre, from Old Saxon *dōro, from Proto-West Germanic *dauʀō — fool.

dåre (Swedish): a fool, a madman, a lunatic

Definitions

  1. a fool, a madman, a lunatic

Ancestry of “dåre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishdāre—
2Old Norsedári—
3Middle Low Germandȫre—
4Old Saxon*dōro—
5Proto-West Germanic*dauʀōfool

Words derived from “dåre”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dauʀō →Every word from Old Saxon *dōro →Every word from Middle Low German dȫre →