Where does “thegndom” come from?
thegndom (English) comes from English thegn, from English thane, from Marathi ठाणे, from Old Marathi ठाणें, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀞𑀸𑀡, from Sanskrit स्थान, from Pali ṭhāna, from Sanskrit स्तन — to stand.
thegndom (English): Alternative form of thanedom
Definitions
- Alternative form of thanedom
Ancestry of “thegndom”, step by step
thegndom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English thegn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thegn | Alternative spelling of thane |
| 2 | English | thane | A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly... |
| 3 | Marathi | ठाणे | post, station; police station |
| 4 | Old Marathi | ठाणें | — |
| 5 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀞𑀸𑀡 | place; position |
| 6 | Sanskrit | स्थान | the act of standing, standing firmly, being fixed... |
| 7 | Pali | ṭhāna | place; state, -hood; reason |
| 8 | Sanskrit | स्तन | the female breast (either human or animal), teat, udder |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pstánas | breast; teat, nipple |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pstḗn | breast, teat |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via English DOM
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | DOM | Initialism of date of marriage; Initialism of... |
| 2 | English | dominance | The state of being dominant; of prime importance;... |
| 3 | English | -ance | Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun... |
| 4 | Middle English | -aunce | Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; -ance |
| 5 | Old French | -ance | ance (suffix used to form nouns) |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |