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.
dåre (Swedish): a fool, a madman, a lunatic
Definitions
- a fool, a madman, a lunatic
Ancestry of “dåre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | dāre | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | dári | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | dȫre | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | *dōro | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *dauʀō | — |
Words derived from “dåre”