Where does “þan” come from?

þan (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...

þan (Old English): moist

Definitions

  1. moist

Ancestry of “þan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*þain—
2Proto-Germanicþainazwet; damp; moist
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂-to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *þain →