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.

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

Definitions

  1. then, at that time

Ancestry of “*þan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþanthen, at that time
2Proto-Germanicþam—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantóm—
4Proto-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 →
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