Where does “thanage” come from?

thanage (English) comes from English thane, from Marathi ठाणे, from Old Marathi ठाणें, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀞𑀸𑀡, from Sanskrit स्थान, from Pali ṭhāna, from Sanskrit स्तन, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pstánas — to stand.

thanage (English): The district in which a thane has jurisdiction

Definitions

  1. The district in which a thane has jurisdiction

Ancestry of “thanage”, step by step

thanage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English thane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthaneA rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly...
2Marathiठाणेpost, station; police station
3Old Marathiठाणें
4Maharastri Prakrit𑀞𑀸𑀡place; position
5Sanskritस्थानthe act of standing, standing firmly, being fixed...
6Paliṭhānaplace; state, -hood; reason
7Sanskritस्तनthe female breast (either human or animal), teat, udder
8Proto-Indo-Iranianpstánasbreast; teat, nipple
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpstḗnbreast, teat
10Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn
11Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via English age

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishageThe whole duration of a being, whether animal,...
2Middle EnglishageThe age of someone or rarely something; how old someone is
3Old Frenchaageage
4Vulgar Latinaetaticumage
5Latinaetāsthe period of a life: lifetime, lifespan
6Latinaevitās
7Proto-Italicaiwotātsage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyu-vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ey-vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗnEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pstḗn