Where does “doordenker” come from?

doordenker (Dutch) comes from Dutch doordenken, 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.

doordenker (Dutch): a saying, story or quip supposed to require contemplation, e.g. to understand the crux or punch line

Definitions

  1. a saying, story or quip supposed to require contemplation, e.g. to understand the crux or punch line

Ancestry of “doordenker”, step by step

doordenker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch doordenken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdoordenkento think through; to think further, to keep...
2Dutchdenkento think
3Middle Dutchdenkento think
4Old Dutchthenkento think
5Proto-West Germanicþankijanto think
6Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

via Dutch er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2Old Dutchiro—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þankijan →