Where does “dunken” come from?
dunken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch thunken, from Proto-West Germanic *þunkijan, from Proto-Germanic þunkijaną — to seem, to appear.
dunken (Middle Dutch): to deem, to judge; to seem
Definitions
- to deem, to judge; to seem
Ancestry of “dunken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | thunken | to seem, to appear |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *þunkijan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þunkijaną | to seem, to appear |
Words derived from “dunken”