Where does “þanc” come from?

þanc (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic þankaz, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

þanc (Old English): thanks; thought

Definitions

  1. thanks; thought

Ancestry of “þanc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþankazthought; mind; consideration; remembrance;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “þanc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankaz →
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