thence
English
/ðɛns/
adv
Definitions
- (formal) From there, from that place or from that time.
- (literary) Deriving from this fact or circumstance; therefore, therefrom.
- (archaic) From that time; thenceforth; thereafter
Etymology
Derived from Old English þanon.
Origin
Old English
þanon
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- after English
- forth English
- forward English
- from English
- thenceafter English
- thenceforth English
- thenceforward English
- thencefrom English
- þanon Old English
- thennesforth Middle English