Where does “tøkk” come from?
tøkk (Faroese) comes from Old Norse þǫkk, from Proto-Germanic þankō, from Proto-Germanic þankaz, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.
tøkk (Faroese): thank; thank you, thanks
Ancestry of “tøkk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þǫkk | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þankō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þankaz | thought; mind; consideration; remembrance;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |
Words derived from “tøkk”