Where does “þanne” come from?

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

þanne (Old English): Alternative form of þonne

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of þonne

Ancestry of “þanne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþonnethen, at that time; then, soon afterward; then,...
2Proto-West Germanicþannā—
3Proto-Germanicþanthen, at that time
4Proto-Germanicþam—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantóm—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “þanne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic þam →