Where does “Denkfabrik” come from?
Denkfabrik (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.
Denkfabrik (German): think tank
Ancestry of “Denkfabrik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |