Meaning

noun a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark

noun light sweet yeast-raised roll usually filled with fruits or cheese

adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Denmark or the Danes or their language

originAlteration 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.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0