Where does “thenne” come from?

thenne (Middle English) comes from Old English þonne, from Proto-West Germanic þannā, from Proto-Germanic þan, from Proto-Germanic þam, from Proto-Indo-European tóm, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

thenne (Middle English): Then; Alternative form of thinne

Definitions

  1. Then; Alternative form of thinne

Ancestry of “thenne”, step by step

thenne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English þonne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþonnethen, at that time; then, soon afterward; then,...
2Proto-West Germanicþannā—
3Proto-Germanicþanthen, at that time
4Proto-Germanicþam—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantóm—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Proto-West Germanic þunnī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicþunnīthin
2Proto-Germanicþunnuzthin
3Proto-Indo-Europeanténh₂usthin
4Proto-Indo-Europeantenh₂-to stretch, to extend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic þam →
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