Where does “dankwoord” come from?

dankwoord (Dutch) comes from Dutch woord, from Middle Dutch wort, from Old Dutch wort, from Proto-West Germanic word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

dankwoord (Dutch): A speech of thanks, a word of thanks

Definitions

  1. A speech of thanks, a word of thanks

Ancestry of “dankwoord”, step by step

dankwoord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch woord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwoordword
2Middle Dutchwortword; diction, what someone says or writes;...
3Old Dutchwortword
4Proto-West Germanicwordword
5Proto-Germanicwurdąword
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Dutch dank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdankgratitude, thanks; show/token of recognition;...
2Middle Dutchdancthanks, gratitude; praise, honour; will, desire
3Old Dutchthank—
4Proto-Germanicþankazthought; mind; consideration; remembrance;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →