Where does “thankes” come from?
thankes (Middle English) comes from Old English þancas, from Proto-Germanic þankōs, from Proto-Germanic þankaz, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.
Ancestry of “thankes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | þancas | thanks |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þankōs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þankaz | thought; mind; consideration; remembrance;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |
Words derived from “thankes”