Where does “den” come from?

den (Nigerian Pidgin) comes from English then, from German Thon, from French thon, from Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος, from Ancient Greek θύνω — to rush along.

den (Nigerian Pidgin): then

Definitions

  1. then

Ancestry of “den”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthenAt that time; Soon afterward; Next in order; in...
2GermanThontuna; Obsolete spelling of Ton which was...
3Frenchthontuna; an ugly woman
4Latinthunnustuna
5Ancient Greekθύννοςtuna
6Ancient Greekθύνωto rush along
Every word from Ancient Greek θύνωEvery word from Ancient Greek θύννοςEvery word from Latin thunnus
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