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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 , teat, dug, udder; the nipple;... |
| 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 |