Where does “tenkning” come from?

tenkning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tenke, from Middle Low German denken, from Old Saxon thenkian, from Proto-West Germanic þankijan, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

tenkning (Norwegian Bokmål): thinking, thought

Definitions

  1. thinking, thought

Ancestry of “tenkning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltenketo think
2Middle Low Germandenkento think, to perceive
3Old Saxonthenkianto think; to perceive
4Proto-West Germanicþankijanto think
5Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þankijan →
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