Where does “ġeþōht” come from?

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

ġeþōht (Old English): thought, what is determined after thought, idea, opinion, decree

Definitions

  1. thought, what is determined after thought, idea, opinion, decree

Ancestry of “ġeþōht”, step by step

ġeþōht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic þanhtaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþanhtazthought, idea
2Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

via Proto-Germanic gaþanhtą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgaþanhtąthought

Words derived from “ġeþōht”

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