Where does “denken” come from?

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

denken (Dutch): to think

Definitions

  1. to think

Ancestry of “denken”, step by step

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

Words derived from “denken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →