Where does “dönke” come from?

dönke (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch dunken, from Old Dutch thunken, from Proto-West Germanic *þunkijan, from Proto-Germanic þunkijaną — to seem, to appear.

dönke (Limburgish): to appear, seem

Definitions

  1. to appear, seem

Ancestry of “dönke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdunkento deem, to judge; to seem
2Old Dutchthunkento seem, to appear
3Proto-West Germanic*þunkijanto seem, appear
4Proto-Germanicþunkijanąto seem, to appear
Every word from Proto-Germanic þunkijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *þunkijan →Every word from Old Dutch thunken →