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Where does “þænni” come from?

þænni (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse þessi, from Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

þænni (Old Swedish): this

Definitions

  1. this

Ancestry of “þænni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþessi—
2Old Norsesáthis, that; to sow; saw, "first or third-person...
3Proto-Germanic*sa—
4Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
5Proto-Oceanic*isa—

Words derived from “þænni”

  • dessa
  • denna
  • detta
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