Where does “þonne” come from?
þonne (Old English) comes 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.
þonne (Old English): then, at that time; then, soon afterward; then,...
Definitions
- then, at that time; then, soon afterward; then,...
Ancestry of “þonne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | þannā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þan | then, at that time |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þam | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tóm | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
Words derived from “þonne”