Where does “thocht” come from?

thocht (Scots) comes from Old English þōht, from Proto-Germanic þanhtaz, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

thocht (Scots): thought; anxiety, care, trouble; simple past...

Definitions

  1. thought; anxiety, care, trouble; simple past...

Ancestry of “thocht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþōhtthought
2Proto-Germanicþanhtazthought, idea
3Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “thocht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þanhtaz →