Where does “bedanken” come from?

bedanken (German) comes from German danken, from Middle High German danken, from Old High German dankōn, from Proto-West Germanic *þankōn, from Proto-Germanic þankōną, from Proto-Germanic þankaz, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

bedanken (German): to be thankful, to express thanks

Definitions

  1. to be thankful, to express thanks

Ancestry of “bedanken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandankento thank
2Middle High Germandanken—
3Old High Germandankōnto thank
4Proto-West Germanic*þankōnto thank
5Proto-Germanicþankōnąto thank
6Proto-Germanicþankazthought; mind; consideration; remembrance;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →