Where does “þenċan” come from?

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

þenċan (Old English): to think

Definitions

  1. to think

Ancestry of “þenċan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þenċan”

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