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Where does “Danksagung” come from?

Danksagung (German) comes from German danksagen, from German sägen, from Middle High German sagen, from Old High German sagēn, from Proto-West Germanic saggjan, from Proto-Germanic sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

Danksagung (German): thanksgiving; acknowledgment

Definitions

  1. thanksgiving; acknowledgment

Ancestry of “Danksagung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandanksagento give thanks
2Germansägento saw
3Middle High Germansagen—
4Old High Germansagēn—
5Proto-West Germanicsaggjanto say
6Proto-Germanicsagjanąto say
7Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷ-h₁-yé-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
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