Where does “thunk” come from?
Thunk derives from English think, via Middle English thynken and Old English þyncan, from Proto-Germanic þunkijaną and Proto-Indo-European teng-.
thunk (English): past participle of think; To strike against...
Definitions
- past participle of think; To strike against...
Ancestry of “thunk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | think | To ponder, to go over in one's head; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | thinken | To think, ponder; to deduce, figure out; to... |
| 3 | Old English | þyncan | to seem |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þunkijaną | to seem, to appear |
Words derived from “thunk”