Where does “complotdenker” come from?

complotdenker (Dutch) comes from Dutch denker, from Dutch denken, from Middle Dutch denken, from Old Dutch thenken, from Proto-West Germanic þankijan, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

complotdenker (Dutch): conspiracist

Definitions

  1. conspiracist

Ancestry of “complotdenker”, step by step

complotdenker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch denker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdenkerthinker
2Dutchdenkento think
3Middle Dutchdenkento think
4Old Dutchthenkento think
5Proto-West Germanicþankijanto think
6Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

via Dutch complot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchcomplotconspiracy
2Frenchcomplotplot; conspiracy
3Middle Frenchcomplotplot; conspiracy; complot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →
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