Where does “danken” come from?

danken (German) comes 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.

danken (German): to thank

Definitions

  1. to thank

Ancestry of “danken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandanken—
2Old High Germandankōnto thank
3Proto-West Germanic*þankōnto thank
4Proto-Germanicþankōnąto thank
5Proto-Germanicþankazthought; mind; consideration; remembrance;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “danken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →