Where does “dunkōn” come from?

dunkōn (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic þunkōn, from Proto-Germanic þunkōną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

dunkōn (Old High German): to dip, submerge, dunk

Definitions

  1. to dip, submerge, dunk

Ancestry of “dunkōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicþunkōnto wet, moisten; to immerse
2Proto-Germanicþunkōną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “dunkōn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þunkōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þunkōn →