Where does “thenken” come from?

thenken (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic þankijan, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

thenken (Old High German): to think

Definitions

  1. to think

Ancestry of “thenken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicþankijanto think
2Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þankijan →