Where does “dank” come from?

dank (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic þankaz, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

Ancestry of “dank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþankazthought; mind; consideration; remembrance;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “dank

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng-Every word from Proto-Germanic þankaz