Where does “þá” come from?
þá (Old Norse) comes from Germanic *þan, from Proto-Germanic þan, from Proto-Germanic þam, from Proto-Indo-European tóm, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
þá (Old Norse): then, at that time; that; those
Definitions
- then, at that time; that; those
Ancestry of “þá”, step by step
þá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Germanic *þan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germanic | *þan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þan | then, at that time |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þam | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tóm | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Proto-Germanic þawō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | þawō | — |