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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þananā

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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

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Etymology

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From *þan (then) +‎ *-anā (ablative suffix).

Adverb

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*þananā

  1. thence, from there

Usage notes

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  • The geminate -nn- in Middle English and Middle High German is either by analogy with *þannē or due to contraction of the medial vowel (with subsequent restitution of the suffix based on uncontracted forms).

Descendants

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References

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