Where does “toanke” come from?
toanke (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian thenka, from Proto-West Germanic þankijan, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.
toanke (Saterland Frisian): to think
Ancestry of “toanke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | thenka | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | þankijan | to think |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þankijaną | to perceive, to think |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |