Where does “Querdenker” come from?

Querdenker (German) comes from German querdenken, 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.

Querdenker (German): lateral thinker, maverick

Definitions

  1. lateral thinker, maverick

Ancestry of “Querdenker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanquerdenkento think outside the box
2Germandenkento think; to think about; not to forget; to...
3Middle High Germandenken—
4Old High Germandenkento think
5Proto-West Germanicþankijanto think
6Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “Querdenker”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þankijan →