thane

Significado (Inglés)

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

Sinónimos

knight

thegn

chevalier

baron

warrior

tribal chief

paladin

cavalier

Traducións

βαρώνος

ηγεμόνας

ιππότης

βαρόνος

leenheer

señor feudal

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/θeɪn/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: theyn

Herdado de Old English: þæġn

Relativo a neerlandés: degen

Relativo a alemán: Degen

Relativo a Old Norse: þegn

Relativo a grego antigo: 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”).