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The first component 'Dan' regers to the inhabitants (Danes in present day English). The original meaning is thought to be the 'inhabitans of the flat lands', which is a very good description of Denmark. The second component 'mark' simply refers to a border area - and has e.g. also been used between France and Spain. This means that the name Danmark in the begining refered to the south of today's Denmark, but subsequently became the name of the entire country.
The term has been used at least from 9th century.
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If ancestors are Danish what country did they come from?
Danish people come from Denmark.
If you are Danish what country do you come from?
Denmark
What country do danish people come from?
Denmark.
Where does term Danmark come from?
Danmark is the name of the country "Denmark" in the Danish language.
What sweet buttery pastries is named for the European country?
The pastries come from the country of Denmark and share the demonym of its people, Danish.
Where are Danish people?
Danish people are from Denmark (a country in Northern Europe).
Where do danish pasteris come from?
They come from France.
Is Greenland a country or not?
No it is a Danish territory.
Is finLand Danish?
no Finland is a country
What country does the word nosh come from?
From German via Yiddish meaning to nibble. Similar to a Danish word Naske and Swedish Snaske
Is a danish a Danish food?
In Denmark they are called Wienerbrod and they come from Austria
Is Denmark the only country that speaks Danish?
No. Danish is also a mandatory language in school in the Danish territories, Greenland, Faeroe Islands and Iceland.
