Where does “thænckæ” come from?

thænckæ (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse þekkja, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

Ancestry of “thænckæ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþekkjato know, recognise
2Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “thænckæ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankijaną →Every word from Old Norse þekkja →