Where does “thynk” come from?

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

thynk (Scots): to think

Definitions

  1. to think

Ancestry of “thynk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishthynkenAlternative spelling of thinken
2Old Englishþencanto think
3Proto-West Germanicþankijanto think
4Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “thynk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þankijan →