Where does “thort” come from?
thort (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.
thort (English): Eye dialect spelling of thought
Definitions
- Eye dialect spelling of thought
Ancestry of “thort”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | thought | Form created in the mind, rather than the forms... |
| 2 | Middle English | thought | — |
| 3 | Old English | þōht | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þanhtaz | thought, idea |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þankijaną | to perceive, to think |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |