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Where does “þænne” come from?

þænne (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic þan, from Proto-Germanic þam, from Proto-Indo-European tóm, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

þænne (Old English): Alternative form of þanne; then, at that time

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of þanne; then, at that time

Ancestry of “þænne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþanthen, at that time
2Proto-Germanicþam—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantóm—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “þænne”

  • thin
  • thinner
  • thinly
  • ultrathin
  • thinnish
  • thinnet
  • superthin
  • semithin
  • microthin
  • overthin
  • thinny
  • thenness
  • nonthin
  • thenabout
  • nanothin
  • quasithin
  • 天拿水
  • tinneri
  • than(ne)
  • thenne
  • then(ne)
  • dinigar
  • dineskar
  • dina
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