古英語のthanne, after this, thenから、原ゲルマン語*thana, thatから、PIE*toから、指示代名詞、語源的にはthis, thatと同じ。
英語の語源
then
then: [OE] Then was formed from the ancient demonstrative base *ta-, which also underlies English that and there. Its West Germanic relatives include German dann and Dutch dan. It is ultimately the same word as than. => than, the, there
then (adv.)
adverb of time, Old English tanne, t?nne, tonne, from Proto-Germanic *thana- (cognates: Old Frisian thenne, Old Saxon thanna, Dutch dan, Old High German danne, German dann), from PIE demonstrative pronoun root *to- (see the).
As a conjunction, "in that case, therefore," in Old English. As an adjective, "being at that time," from 1580s. As a noun from early 14c. For further sense development, see than. Similar evolutions in other Germanic languages; Dutch uses dan in both senses, but German has dann (adv.) "then," denn (conj.) "than." Now and then "at various times" is attested from 1550s; earlier then and then (c. 1200).
例文
1. You have to do everything you can.You have to work your hardest.And if you do,if you stay positive, then you have a shot at a silver lining.