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