Where does “dziękować” come from?

dziękować (Polish) comes from Old High German dankōn, from Proto-West Germanic *þankōn, from Proto-Germanic þankōną, from Proto-Germanic þankaz, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

dziękować (Polish): to thank

Definitions

  1. to thank

Ancestry of “dziękować”, step by step

dziękować traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German dankōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandankōnto thank
2Proto-West Germanic*þankōnto thank
3Proto-Germanicþankōnąto thank
4Proto-Germanicþankazthought; mind; consideration; remembrance;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

via Old Polish dzięka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishdziękathanks, gratitude
2Middle High Germandanc—
3Old High Germandanc—

Words derived from “dziękować”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankōną →