Where does “dårfink” come from?

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

Ancestry of “dårfink”, step by step

dårfink traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish dåre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdårea fool, a madman, a lunatic
2Old Swedishdāre—
3Old Norsedári—
4Middle Low Germandȫre—
5Old Saxon*dōro—
6Proto-West Germanic*dauʀōfool

via Swedish fink

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfinka finch
2Middle Low Germanvinke—
3Old Saxon*fink—
4Proto-Germanicfinkizfinch
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pingoschaffinch
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dauʀō →Every word from Old Saxon *dōro →Every word from Middle Low German dȫre →