Where does “thane” come from?
Thane comes from Middle English þein, from Old English þegn, from Proto-Germanic þegnaz, from Proto-Indo-European tek-.
thane (English): A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly...
Definitions
- A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly...
Ancestry of “thane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Marathi | ठाणे | post, station; police station |
| 2 | Old Marathi | ठाणें | — |
| 3 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀞𑀸𑀡 | place; position |
| 4 | Sanskrit | स्थान | the act of standing, standing firmly, being fixed... |
| 5 | Pali | ṭhāna | place; state, -hood; reason |
| 6 | Sanskrit | स्तन | the female breast , teat, dug, udder; the nipple;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pstánas | breast; teat, nipple |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pstḗn | breast, teat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
Words derived from “thane”