Where does “wensdenken” come from?

wensdenken (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.

wensdenken (Dutch): wishful thinking

Definitions

  1. wishful thinking

Ancestry of “wensdenken”, step by step

wensdenken 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 wens

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwenswish
2Middle Dutchwensch—
3Old Dutchwunsk—
4Proto-Germanicwunskazwish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwun-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þankijan →