Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þannē

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

Extension of *þan by analogy with *innē (Proto-Germanic *innai), *uppē (Proto-Germanic *uppai), etc.

Adverb

*þannē

1. Synonym of *þan

Descendants

• Old English: þonne, þanne, þænne, ðonne
  • Middle English: then(ne), than(ne)
    • English: then, than
    • Scots: than, then, an
      • ⇒ Scots: thance
• Old Frisian: thanna, thanne
• Old Saxon: thanna, thanne
  • Middle Low German: danne
• Old High German: danne, thanne
  • Middle High German: danne