Where does “thīan” come from?
thīan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄han, from Proto-Germanic þinhaną, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...
Ancestry of “thīan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *þį̄han | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þinhaną | to thrive |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tenk- | to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,... |
Words derived from “thīan”