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
Ancestry of “thynk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | thynken | Alternative spelling of thinken |
| 2 | Old English | þencan | to think |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þankijan | to think |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þankijaną | to perceive, to think |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |
Words derived from “thynk”