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

  1. to deem, to judge; to seem

Ancestry of “dunken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchthunkento seem, to appear
2Proto-West Germanic*þunkijanto seem, appear
3Proto-Germanicþunkijanąto seem, to appear

Words derived from “dunken”

Every word from Proto-Germanic þunkijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *þunkijan →Every word from Old Dutch thunken →