English

then

/ðɛn/
At that time.

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    Origin

    From Middle English then(ne), than(ne), from Old English þonne, þanne, þænne (“then, at that time”), from Proto-West Germanic *þan, from Proto-Germanic *þan (“at that (time), then”), from earlier *þam, from Proto-Indo-European *tóm, accusative masculine of *só (“demonstrative pronoun, that”).

    Cognate with Dutch dan (“then”), German dann (“then”), Swedish då (“then”), Icelandic þá (“then”). Doublet of than.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishthen(ne)
      • inheritedOld Englishþonne
        • inheritedProto-West Germanic*þan
          • inheritedProto-Germanic*þan “at that (time), then”
            • inheritedProto-Indo-European*tóm

    Related: English than (doublet), Dutch dan, German dann, Swedish då, Icelandic þá

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