Where does “tankeeksperiment” come from?

tankeeksperiment (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk tanke, from Middle Low German danke, from Old Saxon thanc, from Proto-Germanic þankaz, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

tankeeksperiment (Norwegian Nynorsk): a thought experiment

Definitions

  1. a thought experiment

Ancestry of “tankeeksperiment”, step by step

tankeeksperiment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk tanke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktankethought; intent; idea
2Middle Low Germandanke—
3Old Saxonthanc—
4Proto-Germanicþankazthought; mind; consideration; remembrance;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

via Norwegian Nynorsk eksperiment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskeksperimentexperiment
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankaz →Every word from Old Saxon thanc →
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