Proto-Germanic Edit
Etymology Edit
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 Edit
*þan
then , at that time Derived terms Edit
Descendants Edit
Proto-West Germanic: *þan Old Frisian: than Saterland Frisian: dan , do West Frisian: dan Old Saxon: than Old Dutch: than Middle Dutch: dan Dutch: dan ( “ then, than ” ) Old High German: dan
Proto-Norse: *ᚦᚨᚾ ( *þan ) Old Norse: þá ( “ then ” ) Icelandic: þá Faroese: tá Norwegian Nynorsk: då Old Swedish: þā Swedish: då , tå ( obsolete ) Danish: da
Old Norse: an
⇒ Old Norse: en ( “ than ” ) Icelandic: en Old Swedish: æn
Gothic: 𐌸𐌰𐌽 ( þan , “ then ” )