Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þan

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

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
  - 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)

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