Where does “gedachte” come from?

gedachte (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch githāht, from Proto-Germanic þanhtaz, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

Ancestry of “gedachte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchgithāht—
2Proto-Germanicþanhtazthought, idea
3Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “gedachte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þanhtaz →