Etymology Explorer
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Where does “gedenke” come from?
gedenke (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon githanko, from Proto-Germanic gaþankô.
Ancestry of “gedenke”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Saxon
githanko
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2
Proto-Germanic
gaþankô
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Words derived from “gedenke”
Gedank
Achtergedanken
Gedanken
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