Where does “denkfaul” come from?

denkfaul (German) comes from German denken, from Middle High German denken, from Old High German denken, from Proto-West Germanic þankijan, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

denkfaul (German): mentally lazy; too lazy to think

Definitions

  1. mentally lazy; too lazy to think

Ancestry of “denkfaul”, step by step

denkfaul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German denken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandenkento think; to think about; not to forget; to...
2Middle High Germandenken—
3Old High Germandenkento think
4Proto-West Germanicþankijanto think
5Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

via German faul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfaulrotten; lazy
2Middle High Germanvūl—
3Old High Germanfūl—
4Proto-West Germanicfūlfoul, dirty
5Proto-Germanicfūlazfoul, dirty; rotten
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpū-rotten, putrid; be rotten; putrid; to rot, swell,...
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