Where does “dankōn” come from?
dankōn (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *þankōn, from Proto-Germanic þankōną, from Proto-Germanic þankaz, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.
dankōn (Old High German): to thank
Ancestry of “dankōn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *þankōn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þankōną | to thank |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þankaz | thought; mind; consideration; remembrance;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |
Words derived from “dankōn”