Where does “Dankopfer” come from?

Dankopfer (German) comes 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.

Dankopfer (German): peace offering

Definitions

  1. peace offering

Ancestry of “Dankopfer”, step by step

Dankopfer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German danken

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

via German Opfer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOpfersacrifice; victim; wimp
2Middle High Germanopfer—
3Old High Germanophar—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →