Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þan

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θɑn/

Adverb

*þan

1. then, at that time

Descendants

Some of the daughter languages show extension with *þannai (West Germanic), and *þananē (West and North Germanic).

• Old English: þan, þon, þanne, þanan
  • Middle English: than, thanne, thanen
    • English: then, than
• Old Frisian: than, thanna, thanne
• Old Saxon: than, thanna, thanne, thanan, thanana
  • Middle Low German: dan, danne, danen
• Old Dutch: than
  • Middle Dutch: dan
    • Dutch: dan
• Old High German: dan, danne, danān, danana
  • Middle High German: dan, danne, dannen
    • Cimbrian: dan
    • German: denn, dann, dannen
    • Hunsrik: dann
    • Luxembourgish: dann
• Old Norse: þá, þanan
  • Icelandic: þá
  • Faroese: tá
  • Norwegian Bokmål: da
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: då
  • Old Swedish: þā
    • Swedish: då
  • Danish: da
• Gothic: 𐌸𐌰𐌽 (þan)