Where does “dink” come from?

dink (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch dinken, from Dutch denken, from Middle Dutch denken, from Old Dutch thenken, from Proto-West Germanic þankijan, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

dink (Afrikaans): to think

Definitions

  1. to think

Ancestry of “dink”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdinken—
2Dutchdenkento think
3Middle Dutchdenkento think
4Old Dutchthenkento think
5Proto-West Germanicþankijanto think
6Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þankijan →