Where does “gentænke” come from?

gentænke (Danish) comes from Danish gen, from Danish bruge, from Middle Low German brūken, from Old Saxon brūkan, from Proto-West Germanic brūkan, from Proto-Germanic brūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- — to make use of; have enjoyment of.

gentænke (Danish): to rethink, revision

Definitions

  1. to rethink, revision

Ancestry of “gentænke”, step by step

gentænke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish gen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgengene; imperative of genne
2DanishbrugeTo use
3Middle Low Germanbrūkento use, utilise, to make use of either an object or a right
4Old Saxonbrūkanto enjoy, to make use of
5Proto-West Germanicbrūkanto use, to employ; to consume
6Proto-Germanicbrūkanąto make use of, employ, use, consume
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰruHg-to make use of; have enjoyment of

via Danish tænke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtænketo think; to believe; to intend
2Old Danishthænckæ—
3Old Norseþekkjato know, recognise
4Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brūkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic brūkan →