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Where does “undarthenkian” come from?

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

undarthenkian (Old Saxon): to recognize

Definitions

  1. to recognize

Ancestry of “undarthenkian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonthenkianto think; to perceive
2Proto-West Germanicþankijanto think
3Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
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