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,...

thīan (Old Dutch): to grow, to thrive

Definitions

  1. to grow, to thrive

Ancestry of “thīan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*þį̄hanto thrive
2Proto-Germanicþinhanąto thrive
3Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

Words derived from “thīan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þinhaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄han →