Where does “danksagen” come from?

danksagen (German) comes from German sägen, from Middle High German sagen, from Old High German sagēn, from Proto-West Germanic saggjan, from Proto-Germanic sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

danksagen (German): to give thanks

Definitions

  1. to give thanks

Ancestry of “danksagen”, step by step

danksagen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German sägen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansägento saw
2Middle High Germansagento say
3Old High Germansagēnto say
4Proto-West Germanicsaggjanto say
5Proto-Germanicsagjanąto say
6Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷ-h₁-yé-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via German dank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandankthanks to, because of
2Middle High Germandanc—
3Old High Germandanc—
4Proto-Germanicþankazthought; mind; consideration; remembrance;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “danksagen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagjaną →