Where does “gedachtelijn” come from?

gedachtelijn (Dutch) comes from Dutch gedachte, from Middle Dutch gedachte, from Old Dutch githāht, from Proto-Germanic þanhtaz, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

gedachtelijn (Dutch): line of thought, way of thinking

Definitions

  1. line of thought, way of thinking

Ancestry of “gedachtelijn”, step by step

gedachtelijn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gedachte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgedachtethought, idea
2Middle Dutchgedachte—
3Old Dutchgithāht—
4Proto-Germanicþanhtazthought, idea
5Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

via Dutch lijn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchlijnA line; Any line or curve; A rope, a cable
2Middle Dutchlīne—
3Old Dutchlīna—
4Proto-Germaniclīnǭthat which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,...
5Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þanhtaz →