*þan

Runic: ᚦᚨᚾ Pronunciation: /ˈθɑn/

adverb

Meanings

then, at that time

Etymology

Unclear. Probably from demonstrative *sa + an unclear suffix, possibly an earlier *-no or *-ne. But it could also continue Proto-Indo-European *tóm, whence also Latin tum.

Descendants

  • *þan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • than (Old Dutch)
      • dan (Middle Dutch)
        • dan (Dutch)
  • *þan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • than (Old Frisian)
      • dan, do (Saterland Frisian)
      • dan (West Frisian)
  • *þan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • dan (Old High German)
      • dan (Middle High German)
        • dan (Cimbrian)
        • dann, denn (German)
        • dann (Hunsrik)
        • dann (Luxembourgish)
  • *þan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • than (Old Saxon)
      • dan (Middle Low German)
        • dann, denn (Low German)
  • *ᚦᚨᚾ (*þan) (Proto-Norse)
    • an (Old Norse)
      • en (Old Norse)
        • end (Danish)
        • en (Icelandic)
        • enn (Norwegian Bokmål)
        • enn (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • *ᚦᚨᚾ (*þan) (Proto-Norse)
    • an (Old Norse)
      • en (Old Norse)
        • æn (Old Swedish)
          • än (Swedish)
  • *ᚦᚨᚾ (*þan) (Proto-Norse)
    • þá (Old Norse)
      • tá (Faroese)
      • þá (Icelandic)
      • då (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • *ᚦᚨᚾ (*þan) (Proto-Norse)
    • þá (Old Norse)
      • da (Danish)
        • da (Norwegian Bokmål)
          • da (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • *ᚦᚨᚾ (*þan) (Proto-Norse)
    • þá (Old Norse)
      • þā (Old Swedish)
        • då, tå (Swedish)
  • 𐌸𐌰𐌽 (þan) (Gothic)

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