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Where does “thihan” come from?

thihan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic þinhaną, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

Ancestry of “thihan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþinhanąto thrive
2Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

Words derived from “thihan”

  • githihan
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