- dàn
- I
fate, destiny, Irish dán; cf. Middle Irish dán, gift, Welsh dawn, gift, talent, Latin dônum, root dó, Greek $$Gdídwmi, give, Sanskrit dâ, give.IIa poem, Irish dán, song, Old Irish dán, g. dáno, ars. *dâsnu-, root dâs, know; Greek $$Gdc/nea, plans, arts, $$Gdac/mon, skilful; Church Slavonic danhanh, wisdom; Sanskrit damsána, miracle (Stokes).IIIbold, Irish dána, Old Irish dáne, dána, *dâsnavo-s, from the root of dán above (Stokes).
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.