Where does “*þan” come from?
*þan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic þan, from Proto-Germanic þam, from Proto-Indo-European tóm, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
Ancestry of “*þan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | þan | then, at that time |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þam | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tóm | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |