Where does “tān” come from?
tān (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *tain, from Proto-Germanic tainaz, from Proto-Indo-European doynos.
tān (Old English): sprig, twig; twig, switch
Definitions
- sprig, twig; twig, switch
Ancestry of “tān”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *tain | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tainaz | rod; twig; straw; lot |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | doynos | — |