Words that come from Proto-West Germanic þankijan

137 words across 24 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic þankijan — including think, thinking, unthinkable, rethink, methinks, unthinking, thinkable, groupthink.

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English (41)

German (23)

Dutch (22)

Norwegian Bokmål (10)

Middle English (6)

Swedish (4)

Volapük (3)

Yiddish (3)

Scots (3)

Old English (3)

Old Saxon (3)

Old High German (2)

Luxembourgish (2)

Middle Low German (2)

Low German (1)

Afrikaans (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Nigerian Pidgin (1)

Central Franconian (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Old Swedish (1)

Alemannic German (1)

Middle High German (1)