Where does “zwartdenker” come from?

zwartdenker (Dutch) comes from Dutch denker, 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.

zwartdenker (Dutch): someone who thinks negatively about the world; a...

Definitions

  1. someone who thinks negatively about the world; a...

Ancestry of “zwartdenker”, step by step

zwartdenker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch denker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdenkerthinker
2Dutchdenkento think
3Middle Dutchdenkento think
4Old Dutchthenkento think
5Proto-West Germanicþankijanto think
6Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

via Dutch zwart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzwartblack; having dark skin; illegal, without payment...
2Middle Dutchswartblack
3Old Dutchswartblack
4Proto-West Germanicswartblack
5Proto-Germanicswartazblack
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þankijan →
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