Where does “þakklæti” come from?

þakklæti (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þakka, from Old Norse þakka, from Proto-Germanic þankōną, from Proto-Germanic þankaz, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

þakklæti (Icelandic): gratitude, thankfulness, gratefulness, appreciation

Definitions

  1. gratitude, thankfulness, gratefulness, appreciation

Ancestry of “þakklæti”, step by step

þakklæti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic þakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþakkato thank
2Old Norseþakkato thank, to show gratitude
3Proto-Germanicþankōnąto thank
4Proto-Germanicþankazthought; mind; consideration; remembrance;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

via Icelandic læti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclætibehaviour; tumult, hullabaloo; noise
2Old Norselætinoise, cries
3Proto-Germaniclētijąbehaviour
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēid-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankōną →