Where does “dünken” come from?

dünken (German) comes 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.

dünken (German): to seem

Definitions

  1. to seem

Ancestry of “dünken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandunken—
2Old High Germandunkōnto dip, submerge, dunk
3Proto-West Germanicþunkōnto wet, moisten; to immerse
4Proto-Germanicþunkōną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “dünken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þunkōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þunkōn →