Where does “thænkia” come from?
thænkia (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse þekkja, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.
Ancestry of “thænkia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | þekkja | to know, recognise |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þankijaną | to perceive, to think |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |
Words derived from “thænkia”