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
Definitions
- wishful thinking
Ancestry of “ønsketænkning”, step by step
ønsketænkning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish tænkning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Danish ønske
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | ønske | wish; to wish |
| 2 | Old Norse | œskja | to wish |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wunskijaną | to wish, to desire |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wunskaz | wish |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wun- | — |