Where does “dunken” come from?

dunken (Middle High German) comes from Old High German dunkōn, from Proto-West Germanic þunkōn, from Proto-Germanic þunkōną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

Ancestry of “dunken”, step by step

dunken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German dunkōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandunkōnto dip, submerge, dunk
2Proto-West Germanicþunkōnto wet, moisten; to immerse
3Proto-Germanicþunkōną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

via Old High German dunken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandunken—
2Proto-Germanicþunkijanąto seem, to appear

Words derived from “dunken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þunkōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þunkōn →