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Where does “githaht” come from?

githaht (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon thenkian, from Proto-West Germanic þankijan, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

githaht (Old Saxon): thought; mind; past participle of thenkian

Definitions

  1. thought; mind; past participle of thenkian

Ancestry of “githaht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonthenkianto think; to perceive
2Proto-West Germanicþankijanto think
3Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →