Where does “tanke” come from?
tanke (Danish) comes from Old Danish tanckæ, from Middle Low German danke, from Old Saxon thanc, from Proto-Germanic þankaz, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.
tanke (Danish): thought; idea; intension
Ancestry of “tanke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Danish | tanckæ | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | danke | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | thanc | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þankaz | thought; mind; consideration; remembrance;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |
Words derived from “tanke”