Where does “Gedank” come from?

Gedank (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German gedank, from Old Saxon githanko, from Proto-Germanic gaþankô.

Gedank (German Low German): thought

Definitions

  1. thought

Ancestry of “Gedank”, step by step

Gedank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German gedank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germangedank—
2Old Saxongithanko—
3Proto-Germanicgaþankô—

via Middle Low German gedenke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germangedenke—

Words derived from “Gedank”

Every word from Proto-Germanic gaþankô →Every word from Old Saxon githanko →Every word from Middle Low German gedank →