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