Where does “donkki” come from?

donkki (Finnish) comes from English dunk, from Pennsylvania German dunke, from Middle High German dunken, from Old High German dunkōn, from Proto-West Germanic þunkōn, from Proto-Germanic þunkōną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

donkki (Finnish): dunk, dunk shot, instance of dunking

Definitions

  1. dunk, dunk shot, instance of dunking

Ancestry of “donkki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdunkTo submerge briefly in a liquid; To set down...
2Pennsylvania Germandunke—
3Middle High Germandunken—
4Old High Germandunkōnto dip, submerge, dunk
5Proto-West Germanicþunkōnto wet, moisten; to immerse
6Proto-Germanicþunkōną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “donkki”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þunkōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þunkōn →