Where does “Abdankung” come from?

Abdankung (German) comes from German abdanken, from German danken, from Middle High German danken, from Old High German dankōn, from Proto-West Germanic *þankōn, from Proto-Germanic þankōną, from Proto-Germanic þankaz, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

Abdankung (German): resignation; dismissal; memorial service

Definitions

  1. resignation; dismissal; memorial service

Ancestry of “Abdankung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanabdankento resign
2Germandankento thank
3Middle High Germandanken—
4Old High Germandankōnto thank
5Proto-West Germanic*þankōnto thank
6Proto-Germanicþankōnąto thank
7Proto-Germanicþankazthought; mind; consideration; remembrance;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “Abdankung”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →