Where does “gedanke” come from?

gedanke (German) comes from Middle High German gedanc, from Old High German gidanc, from Proto-Germanic gaþankô.

gedanke (German): thought

Definitions

  1. thought

Ancestry of “gedanke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangedanc—
2Old High Germangidanc—
3Proto-Germanicgaþankô—

Words derived from “gedanke”

Every word from Proto-Germanic gaþankô →Every word from Old High German gidanc →Every word from Middle High German gedanc →