Where does “gedenken” come from?

gedenken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gedenken, from Old Dutch gethenken, from Proto-Germanic *gaþankijan.

gedenken (Dutch): to remember, to commemorate

Definitions

  1. to remember, to commemorate

Ancestry of “gedenken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgedenken—
2Old Dutchgethenken—
3Proto-Germanic*gaþankijan—

Words derived from “gedenken”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *gaþankijan →Every word from Old Dutch gethenken →Every word from Middle Dutch gedenken →