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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

  1. Alternative form of thanedom

Ancestry of “thegndom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthegnAlternative spelling of thane
2EnglishthaneA rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly...
3Marathiठाणेpost, station; police station
4Old Marathiठाणें—
5Maharastri Prakrit𑀞𑀸𑀡place; position
6Sanskritस्थानthe act of standing, standing firmly, being fixed...
7Paliṭhānaplace; state, -hood; reason
8Sanskritस्तनthe female breast , teat, dug, udder; the nipple;...
9Proto-Indo-Iranianpstánasbreast; teat, nipple
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpstḗnbreast, teat
11Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn—
12Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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