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Where does “thenka” come from?

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

Ancestry of “thenka”, step by step

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

Words derived from “thenka”

  • tinke
  • toanke
  • teenk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →