thane

Betekenis (Engels)

A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly equivalent to baron.

Sinonieme

knight

thegn

chevalier

baron

warrior

tribal chief

paladin

cavalier

Vertalings

βαρώνος

ηγεμόνας

ιππότης

βαρόνος

leenheer

señor feudal

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/θeɪn/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: theyn

Geërf van Old English: þæġn

Verwante met Nederlands: degen

Verwante met Duits: Degen

Verwante met Old Norse: þegn

Verwante met Antieke Grieks: τέκνον

In summary

From Middle English theyn, thein, þein, from Old English þæġn, þeġen, þegn, from Proto-West Germanic *þegn (“man, warrior”), from Proto-Germanic *þegnaz (“man, warrior”), from Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- (“to give birth”); akin to Dutch degen, German Degen, Old Norse þegn and Ancient Greek τέκνον (téknon, “child”).