Where does “Dank” come from?

Dank (Hunsrik) comes from Middle High German dank, from Old High German dank, from Proto-Germanic þankaz, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

Dank (Hunsrik): thanks

Definitions

  1. thanks

Ancestry of “Dank”, step by step

Dank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German dank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandank—
2Old High Germandank—
3Proto-Germanicþankazthought; mind; consideration; remembrance;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

via Brazilian Portuguese tanque

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Brazilian Portuguesetanque—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankaz →Every word from Old High German dank →