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
Ancestry of “denken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | thenken | to think |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | þankijan | to think |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þankijaną | to perceive, to think |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |
Words derived from “denken”