Where does “Denkansatz” come from?

Denkansatz (German) comes from German Ansatz, from German ansetzen, from German an-, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.

Denkansatz (German): approach, way of thinking

Definitions

  1. approach, way of thinking

Ancestry of “Denkansatz”, step by step

Denkansatz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ansatz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnsatzapproach; ansatz; attempt
2Germanansetzento implement; to attack; to start
3Germanan-Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,...
4Germananon; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;...
5Middle High Germanānewithout
6Old High Germanānawithout
7Proto-West Germanicanaon
8Proto-Germanic*an
9Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German denken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandenkento think; to think about; not to forget; to...
2Middle High Germandenken
3Old High Germandenkento think
4Proto-West Germanicþankijanto think
5Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-