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
- to think, to conceive, to have in mind; to...
Ancestry of “think”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scots | thynk | to think |
| 2 | Middle English | thynken | Alternative spelling of thinken |
| 3 | Old English | þencan | to think |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þankijan | to think |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þankijaną | to perceive, to think |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |