Where does “denken” come from?

denken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch thenken, from Proto-West Germanic þankijan, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

denken (Middle Dutch): to think

Definitions

  1. to think

Ancestry of “denken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchthenkento think
2Proto-West Germanicþankijanto think
3Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “denken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →