Etymology of the English word danger
the English word
dangerderived from the Old French word
dangierderived from the Latin root
*dominiariumderived from the Vulgar Latin word
dominium (rule, dominion; ownership)
derived from the Latin word
dominus (owner, lord, master)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dem- (house)
Date
The earliest known usage of danger in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
endangerCognates
French
danger, Provençal
dangierUsage
Word found in Modern English
