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