Where does “thanehood” come from?
thanehood (English) comes from English hood, from Middle English hode, from English odd, from Middle English odde, from Old Norse oddi, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
thanehood (English): The character or rank of a thane
Definitions
- The character or rank of a thane
Ancestry of “thanehood”, step by step
thanehood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hood | A covering for the head attached to a larger... |
| 2 | Middle English | hode | Alternative form of hoden; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | English | odd | Differing from what is usual, ordinary or... |
| 4 | Middle English | odde | inflection of od: ## weak singular ## strong/weak... |
| 5 | Old Norse | oddi | odd, third or additional number; triangle |
| 6 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 7 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English thane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thane | A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly... |
| 2 | Marathi | ठाणे | post, station; police station |
| 3 | Old Marathi | ठाणें | — |
| 4 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀞𑀸𑀡 | place; position |
| 5 | Sanskrit | स्थान | the act of standing, standing firmly, being fixed... |
| 6 | Pali | ṭhāna | place; state, -hood; reason |
| 7 | Sanskrit | स्तन | the female breast (either human or animal), teat, udder |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pstánas | breast; teat, nipple |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pstḗn | breast, teat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |