Where does “tanke” come from?

tanke (Hunsrik) comes 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.

tanke (Hunsrik): to thank

Definitions

  1. to thank

Ancestry of “tanke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandankōnto thank
2Proto-West Germanic*þankōnto thank
3Proto-Germanicþankōnąto thank
4Proto-Germanicþankazthought; mind; consideration; remembrance;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankōną →