Where does “nochtan” come from?

nochtan (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dan, from Old Dutch than, from Proto-West Germanic *þan, from Proto-Germanic þan, from Proto-Germanic þam, from Proto-Indo-European tóm, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

nochtan (Middle Dutch): still then; even then; moreover, furthermore, on...

Definitions

  1. still then; even then; moreover, furthermore, on...

Ancestry of “nochtan”, step by step

nochtan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch dan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdanthen, after that; then, in that case; thus,...
2Old Dutchthanthen
3Proto-West Germanic*þanthen, at that time
4Proto-Germanicþanthen, at that time
5Proto-Germanicþam—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantóm—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Middle Dutch noch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnochstill, as before; later, after all; yet again
2Old Dutchnochuntil now, still
3Proto-Germanicnuhnow and, now also; yet, still, moreover
4Proto-Indo-Europeannūnow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic þam →