Where does “ønsketænkning” come from?
ønsketænkning (Danish) comes from Danish tænkning, from Danish tænke, from Old Danish thænckæ, from Old Norse þekkja, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.
ønsketænkning (Danish): wishful thinking
Ancestry of “ønsketænkning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | tænkning | thinking |
| 2 | Danish | tænke | to think; to believe; to intend |
| 3 | Old Danish | thænckæ | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | þekkja | to know, recognise |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þankijaną | to perceive, to think |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |