Where does “toen” come from?
toen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch doe, from Old Dutch thuo, from Proto-Germanic þō, from Proto-Germanic sa, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
toen (Dutch): then, subsequently; back then, at the time, in...
Definitions
- then, subsequently; back then, at the time, in...
Ancestry of “toen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | doe | then, at that time, at the time; then, after... |
| 2 | Old Dutch | thuo | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þō | they, those |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sa | that |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
Words derived from “toen”