Where does “þān” come from?
þān (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *þain, from Proto-Germanic þainaz, from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- — to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...
þān (Old English): moist
Ancestry of “þān”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *þain | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þainaz | wet; damp; moist |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | teh₂- | to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of... |