Where does “think” come from?

think (Scots) comes from Scots thynk, from Middle English thynken, from Old English þencan, from Proto-West Germanic þankijan, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

think (Scots): to think, to conceive, to have in mind; to...

Definitions

  1. to think, to conceive, to have in mind; to...

Ancestry of “think”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsthynkto think
2Middle EnglishthynkenAlternative spelling of thinken
3Old Englishþencanto think
4Proto-West Germanicþankijanto think
5Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þankijan →