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

Definitions

  1. to thank

Ancestry of “dankōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*þankōnto thank
2Proto-Germanicþankōnąto thank
3Proto-Germanicþankazthought; mind; consideration; remembrance;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “dankōn”

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