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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Thron

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Thron
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Thron, m., ‘throne,’ from the equiv. MidHG. trôn, m., which originated in Fr. trône, or, with the lengthening of the vowel in an open syllable, in Lat. (Gr.) thronus (comp. Ital. trono).