Where does “Andenken” come from?
Andenken (German) comes from German denken, from Middle High German denken, from Old High German denken, from Proto-West Germanic þankijan, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.
Andenken (German): memory; remembrance; memento; souvenir
Definitions
- memory; remembrance; memento; souvenir
Ancestry of “Andenken”, step by step
Andenken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German denken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | denken | to think; to think about; not to forget; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | denken | — |
| 3 | Old High German | denken | to think |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þankijan | to think |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þankijaną | to perceive, to think |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |
via Middle High German andenken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | andenken | — |