Where does “thinken” come from?
thinken (Middle English) comes from Old English þyncan, from Proto-Germanic þunkijaną — to seem, to appear.
thinken (Middle English): To think, ponder; to deduce, figure out; to...
Definitions
- To think, ponder; to deduce, figure out; to...
Ancestry of “thinken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | þyncan | to seem |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þunkijaną | to seem, to appear |
Words derived from “thinken”