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Where does “thoughtlet” come from?

thoughtlet (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.

thoughtlet (English): a small or insignificant thought

Definitions

  1. a small or insignificant thought

Ancestry of “thoughtlet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthoughtForm created in the mind, rather than the forms...
2Middle Englishthought—
3Old Englishþōht—
4Proto-Germanicþanhtazthought, idea
5Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →