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DanEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
From Hebrew דָּן (Dan).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗danEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
From Middle English dan, daun, dam (“lord”), from Anglo-Norman daun, daunz and Old French dan, dam, from Latin dominus. Doublet of don.
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danEnglish (en) · Etymology 3Source text
From Japanese 段 (dan).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗danEnglish (en) · Etymology 4Source text
From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 担 (dàn) and Chinese 石 (dàn).
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