þonne

See also: Yonne

Old English

Alternative forms

þanne, þænne

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þan (“at that (time), then”), from Proto-Indo-European *só (“demonstrative pronoun”). Cognate with Old Frisian þenne (“then”), Old Saxon thanna (“then”), Old High German danne (“then”). Related to Old English þā (“then, at that time”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθon.ne/

Adverb

þonne

then

Conjunction

þonne

then, in that case; at which time, when
since, because

Descendants

Middle English: then(ne), than(ne)
- English: then, than

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