Where does “tenkja” come from?

tenkja (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse þenkja, from Low German denken, 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.

tenkja (Norwegian Nynorsk): to think

Definitions

  1. to think

Ancestry of “tenkja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþenkja—
2Low Germandenkento think
3Middle Low Germandenkento think, to perceive
4Old Saxonthenkianto think; to perceive
5Proto-West Germanicþankijanto think
6Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “tenkja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þankijan →