Where does “*þą̄ht” come from?
*þą̄ht (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic þanhtaz, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.
Ancestry of “*þą̄ht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | þanhtaz | thought, idea |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þankijaną | to perceive, to think |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |