Where does “þoht” come from?
þoht (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *þą̄ht, from Proto-Germanic þanhtaz, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.
þoht (Old English): thought
Ancestry of “þoht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *þą̄ht | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þanhtaz | thought, idea |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þankijaną | to perceive, to think |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |