Where does “þenkja” come from?
þenkja (Old Norse) comes from Low German denken, from Middle Low German denken, from Old Saxon thenkian, from Proto-West Germanic þankijan, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.
Ancestry of “þenkja”, step by step
þenkja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Low German denken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low German | denken | to think |
| 2 | Middle Low German | denken | to think, to perceive |
| 3 | Old Saxon | thenkian | to think; to perceive |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þankijan | to think |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þankijaną | to perceive, to think |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |
via Old Norse þekkja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | þekkja | to know, recognise |