Where does “thons” come from?
thons (English) comes from English thon, from English þat, from Middle English þat, from Old English þæt, from Proto-Germanic þat, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
thons (English): Belonging to thon, their
Definitions
- Belonging to thon, their
Ancestry of “thons”, step by step
thons traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English thon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thon | they; them |
| 2 | English | þat | so, so that, in order that |
| 3 | Middle English | þat | Alternative form of that |
| 4 | Old English | þæt | nominative/accusative neuter singular of se: the;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *sa |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tód | demonstrative pronoun; that; it |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via English S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | S | The ordinal number nineteenth, derived from this... |