Where does “thanker” come from?
thanker (English) comes from English thank, from Middle English thank, from Old English þanc, from Proto-Germanic þankaz, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.
thanker (English): One who thanks
Definitions
- One who thanks
Ancestry of “thanker”, step by step
thanker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English thank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thank | An expression of appreciation; a thought; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | thank | — |
| 3 | Old English | þanc | thanks; thought |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þankaz | thought; mind; consideration; remembrance;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |