Etymology

danish

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to Denmark. Full definition →

Middle English Denish ← Old English Denisċ ← Proto-Germanic *daniskaz
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danish · noun1

Ellipsis of Danish pastry.

Danish · proper noun, adjective, noun, noun2

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*daniskaz
  2. Old English · derived fromDenisċ“Danish”
  3. Middle English · derived fromDenish
  4. English todayDanish

Alteration of Middle English Denish, Dench (under the influence of Dan — compare Dane), from Old English Denisċ (“Danish”), from Proto-Germanic *daniskaz. By surface analysis, Dane + -ish.

Danish · proper noun3

  1. Classical Persian · derived fromدَانِش
  2. Urdu · borrowed fromدَانِش
  3. English todayDanish

Borrowed from Urdu دَانِش (dāniś), from Classical Persian دَانِش (dāniš).

Danish · adjective4

From Dan + -ish.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*daniskaz all →

dench

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