Where does “wherethan” come from?
wherethan (English) comes from English Than, from Middle English than, from Old English þanne, from Old English þonne, from Proto-West Germanic þannā, from Proto-Germanic þan, from Proto-Germanic þam, from Proto-Indo-European tóm — this; that.
wherethan (English): Than which
Definitions
- Than which
Ancestry of “wherethan”, step by step
wherethan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Than
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Than | Thangadh, a town in the Indian state of Gujarat |
| 2 | Middle English | than | then |
| 3 | Old English | þanne | Alternative form of þonne |
| 4 | Old English | þonne | then, at that time; then, soon afterward; then,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þannā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þan | then, at that time |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þam | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tóm | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via English where
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | where | While on the contrary; although; whereas; At or... |
| 2 | Middle English | wher | where |
| 3 | Old English | hwǣr | where |
| 4 | Old English | -a | Ending forming adverbs; nominative masculine... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ō | Creates feminine nouns from roots and stems |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ô | -ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |