Where does “þan” come from?

þan (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic þam, from Proto-Indo-European tóm, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

þan (Proto-Germanic): then, at that time

Definitions

  1. then, at that time

Ancestry of “þan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþam—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantóm—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “þan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic þam →