Where does “mistænksom” come from?

mistænksom (Danish) comes from Danish mistænke, from Danish tænke, from Old Danish thænckæ, from Old Norse þekkja, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

mistænksom (Danish): suspicious harbouring suspicions; liable to suspect; distrustful

Definitions

  1. suspicious harbouring suspicions; liable to suspect; distrustful

Ancestry of “mistænksom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmistænketo suspect
2Danishtænketo think; to believe; to intend
3Old Danishthænckæ—
4Old Norseþekkjato know, recognise
5Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “mistænksom”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankijaną →Every word from Old Norse þekkja →