Where does “denken” come from?

denken (Middle High German) comes from Old High German denken, from Proto-West Germanic þankijan, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

Ancestry of “denken”, step by step

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

Words derived from “denken”

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