Where does “teenk” come from?

teenk (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian thenka, from Proto-West Germanic þankijan, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

teenk (North Frisian): to think

Definitions

  1. to think

Ancestry of “teenk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianthenka—
2Proto-West Germanicþankijanto think
3Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þankijan →