Where does “덩크” come from?

덩크 (Korean) comes from English dunk, from Pennsylvania German dunke, from Middle High German dunken, from Old High German dunkōn, from Proto-West Germanic þunkōn, from Proto-Germanic þunkōną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

덩크 (Korean): dunk; dunk shot

Definitions

  1. dunk; dunk shot

Ancestry of “덩크”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdunkTo submerge briefly in a liquid; To set down...
2Pennsylvania Germandunke—
3Middle High Germandunken—
4Old High Germandunkōnto dip, submerge, dunk
5Proto-West Germanicþunkōnto wet, moisten; to immerse
6Proto-Germanicþunkōną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þunkōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þunkōn →