Where does “þōht” come from?

þōht (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic þanhtaz, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

þōht (Old English): thought

Definitions

  1. thought

Ancestry of “þōht”, step by step

þōht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic þanhtaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþanhtazthought, idea
2Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

via Proto-Germanic gaþanhtą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgaþanhtąthought

Words derived from “þōht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þanhtaz →