Where does “bedünken” come from?

bedünken (German) comes from German dünken, from Middle High German dunken, from Old High German dunkōn, from Proto-West Germanic þunkōn, from Proto-Germanic þunkōną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

bedünken (German): to seem

Definitions

  1. to seem

Ancestry of “bedünken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandünkento seem
2Middle High Germandunken—
3Old High Germandunkōnto dip, submerge, dunk
4Proto-West Germanicþunkōnto wet, moisten; to immerse
5Proto-Germanicþunkōną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þunkōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þunkōn →