English
thenness
From then + -ness.
Formed from then + -ness
Proto-Germanic *þan ‘at that (time), then’
Proto-West Germanic *þan ‘then, at that time’
Proto-West Germanic *þannē
Old English þonne ‘then, at that time’
Middle English then(ne)
English then
Today it means
noun The state or condition of being then, in the past as opposed to now.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “thenness”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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