Where does “thegnhood” come from?
thegnhood (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.
thegnhood (English): Obsolete form of thanehood
Definitions
- Obsolete form of thanehood
Ancestry of “thegnhood”, step by step
thegnhood 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 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 |