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Where does “þankijan” come from?

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

þankijan (Proto-West Germanic): to think

Definitions

  1. to think

Ancestry of “þankijan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þankijan”

  • think
  • thinking
  • unthinkable
  • rethink
  • methinks
  • unthinking
  • thinkable
  • groupthink
  • thinkest
  • unthinkingly
  • freethinking
  • thunk
  • unthinkably
  • doublethink
  • outthink
  • unthink
  • nonthinking
  • unthinkability
  • thinkability
  • thinkingly
  • thinky
  • unthinkableness
  • misthink
  • thinkableness
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