Where does “gedenken” come from?
gedenken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch gethenken, from Proto-Germanic *gaþankijan.
Ancestry of “gedenken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | gethenken | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *gaþankijan | — |
gedenken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch gethenken, from Proto-Germanic *gaþankijan.
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | gethenken | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *gaþankijan | — |