Where does “dankzegging” come from?

dankzegging (Dutch) comes from Dutch zeggen, from Middle Dutch seggen, from Old Dutch seggen, from Proto-West Germanic saggjan, from Proto-Germanic sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

dankzegging (Dutch): thanksgiving, verbal expression of thanks, esp. in a prayer

Definitions

  1. thanksgiving, verbal expression of thanks, esp. in a prayer

Ancestry of “dankzegging”, step by step

dankzegging traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zeggen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzeggento say, tell
2Middle Dutchseggento say; to tell, to make known; to tell, to...
3Old Dutchseggento say
4Proto-West Germanicsaggjanto say
5Proto-Germanicsagjanąto say
6Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷ-h₁-yé-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to 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 sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagjaną →