Where does “thon” come from?

thon (Scots) comes from Scots yon, from Middle English yon, from Old English ġeon, from Proto-West Germanic *jain, from Proto-Germanic jainaz, from Proto-Indo-European i- — that; he; a pronomial stem.

thon (Scots): Alternative form of yon

Definitions

Alternative form of yon

Ancestry of “thon”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Scots	yon	that, those, yonder; that one person or thing,...
2	Middle English	yon	that over there, yon
3	Old English	ġeon	that; yon
4	Proto-West Germanic	*jain	—
5	Proto-Germanic	jainaz	that over there, yon
6	Proto-Indo-European	i-	that; he; a pronomial stem

Every word from Proto-Indo-European i- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *jain →