Where does “þencan” come from?

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

þencan (Old English): to think

Definitions

  1. to think

Ancestry of “þencan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicþankijanto think
2Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “þencan”

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