thane
English
/θeɪn/
noun
Definitions
- (historical) A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly equivalent to baron.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English þein (man, noble) inherited from Old English þæġn inherited from Proto-Germanic *þegnaz (warrior, man) derived from Proto-Indo-European *teke- (give birth).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*teke-
Gloss
give birth
Concept
Semantic Field
Kinship
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
産
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- degen English
- land English
- sandek English
- thanage English
- thanedom English
- thanehood English
- thaneland English
- thaneship English
- Degen German
- degen Dutch, Flemish
- degenkrab Dutch, Flemish
- houwdegen Dutch, Flemish
- τέκνον Ancient Greek
- *teke- Proto-Indo-European
- *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *þegnaz Proto-Germanic
- þegn Old English
- þæġn Old English
- lorþeine Middle English
- thane Middle English
- þein Middle English
- þegn Old Norse
- þegngildi Old Norse
- þegn Icelandic
- τέκνο Greek (modern)
- degen Middle Dutch