Where does “Tonk” come from?

Tonk (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian thonk, from English think, from Middle English thinken, from Old English þyncan, from Proto-Germanic þunkijaną — to seem, to appear.

Tonk (Saterland Frisian): thanks

Definitions

  1. thanks

Ancestry of “Tonk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianthonk—
2EnglishthinkTo ponder, to go over in one's head; To...
3Middle EnglishthinkenTo think, ponder; to deduce, figure out; to...
4Old Englishþyncanto seem
5Proto-Germanicþunkijanąto seem, to appear

Words derived from “Tonk”

Every word from Proto-Germanic þunkijaną →Every word from Old English þyncan →Every word from Middle English thinken →