Where does “dan” come from?
dan (Nigerian Pidgin) 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.
dan (Nigerian Pidgin): than
Definitions
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Ancestry of “dan”, step by step
| 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 |