Where does “denkraam” come from?

denkraam (Dutch) comes 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.

denkraam (Dutch): mental framework, frame of reference

Definitions

  1. mental framework, frame of reference

Ancestry of “denkraam”, step by step

denkraam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch denken

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

via Dutch raam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchraamwindow; frame, framework, context; estimate
2Middle Dutchrame—
3Old Saxonhramaframe, framework
4Proto-West Germanic*hramu(timber) frame
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →