Where does “thynken” come from?

thynken (Middle English) comes from Old English þencan, from Proto-West Germanic þankijan, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

thynken (Middle English): Alternative spelling of thinken

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of thinken

Ancestry of “thynken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþencanto think
2Proto-West Germanicþankijanto think
3Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “thynken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þankijan →