Where does “danke” come from?

danke (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German danken, from Old Dutch thancon, from Proto-Germanic þankōną, from Proto-Germanic þankaz, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

danke (Plautdietsch): to thank

Definitions

  1. to thank

Ancestry of “danke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandanken—
2Old Dutchthanconto thank
3Proto-Germanicþankōnąto thank
4Proto-Germanicþankazthought; mind; consideration; remembrance;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankōną →