Where does “denke” come from?

denke (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German denken, from Old High German denken, from Proto-West Germanic þankijan, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

denke (Pennsylvania German): to think

Definitions

  1. to think

Ancestry of “denke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandenken—
2Old High Germandenkento think
3Proto-West Germanicþankijanto think
4Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þankijan →
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