Etymology Explorer
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Where does “thanc” come from?
thanc (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic þankaz, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.
Ancestry of “thanc”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
þankaz
thought; mind; consideration; remembrance;...
2
Proto-Indo-European
teng-
to think
Words derived from “thanc”
danke
þanki
tanke
tanke
þanke
tanckæ
tanke
tanke
þankastrik
tankefull
tankefull
tanka
tankegang
tankegang
ettertanke
ettertanke
tankemønster
tankemønster
omtanke
omtanke
mistanke
mistanke
hovedtanke
tankeeksperiment
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →
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