Where does “then” come from?

Than derives from Old English þanne, which developed from Proto-Indo-European só, a demonstrative pronoun meaning "that" or "this."

then (English): At that time; Soon afterward; Next in order; in...

Definitions

  1. At that time; Soon afterward; Next in order; in...

Ancestry of “then”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanThontuna; Obsolete spelling of Ton which was...
2Frenchthontuna; an ugly woman
3Latinthunnustuna
4Ancient Greekθύννοςtuna
5Ancient Greekθύνωto rush along

Words derived from “then

Every word from Ancient Greek θύνωEvery word from Ancient Greek θύννοςEvery word from Latin thunnus