Where does “Gedanke” come from?

Gedanke (German) comes from Middle High German gedanc, from Old High German gidanc, from Proto-Germanic gaþankô.

Gedanke (German): thought

Definitions

  1. thought

Ancestry of “Gedanke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangedanc—
2Old High Germangidanc—
3Proto-Germanicgaþankô—

Words derived from “Gedanke”

Every word from Proto-Germanic gaþankô →Every word from Old High German gidanc →Every word from Middle High German gedanc →