Where does “tän” come from?

tän (Volapük) comes from English then, from German Thon, from French thon, from Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος, from Ancient Greek θύνω — to rush along.

tän (Volapük): then as a consequence indicating an apodosis

Definitions

  1. then as a consequence indicating an apodosis

Ancestry of “tän”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthenAt that time; Soon afterward; Next in order; in...
2GermanThontuna; Obsolete spelling of Ton which was...
3Frenchthontuna; an ugly woman
4Latinthunnustuna
5Ancient Greekθύννοςtuna
6Ancient Greekθύνωto rush along
Every word from Ancient Greek θύνω