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Where does “thenkian” come from?

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

thenkian (Old Saxon): to think; to perceive

Definitions

  1. to think; to perceive

Ancestry of “thenkian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicþankijanto think
2Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “thenkian”

  • misstänka
  • tänka
  • tänkbar
  • tänkare
  • mistenkelig
  • tenketank
  • mistenksom
  • mistenke
  • fritenker
  • tenker
  • tenkning
  • utenkelig
  • tenkelig
  • tenke
  • denken
  • andenken
  • githaht
  • undarthenkian
  • þænkia
  • denken
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →