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

Definitions

  1. thought

Ancestry of “þoht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*þą̄ht—
2Proto-Germanicþanhtazthought, idea
3Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þanhtaz →
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