Where does “geþencan” come from?
geþencan (Old English) comes from Old English ġē, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
geþencan (Old English): to remember, bethink, consider; to conceive,...
Definitions
- to remember, bethink, consider; to conceive,...
Ancestry of “geþencan”, step by step
geþencan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English ġē
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | ġē | ye |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | jahw | and, also |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Old English þenċan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | þenċan | to think |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þankijaną | to perceive, to think |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |
via Proto-Germanic *gaþankijan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *gaþankijan | — |