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

  1. sprig, twig; twig, switch

Ancestry of “tān”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*taintwig
2Proto-Germanictainazrod; twig; straw; lot
3Proto-Indo-Europeandoynos—

Words derived from “tān”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European doynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic tainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tain →