Where does “metathought” come from?

metathought (English) comes from English thought, from Middle English thought, from Old English þōht, from Proto-Germanic þanhtaz, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

metathought (English): Thought about thought itself

Definitions

  1. Thought about thought itself

Ancestry of “metathought”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthoughtForm created in the mind, rather than the forms...
2Middle Englishthoughtproduct of mental activity
3Old Englishþōhtthought
4Proto-Germanicþanhtazthought, idea
5Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þanhtaz →