Where does “denki” come from?

denki (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch denken, from Middle Dutch denken, from Old Dutch thenken, from Proto-West Germanic þankijan, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

denki (Sranan Tongo): to think

Definitions

  1. to think

Ancestry of “denki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdenkento think
2Middle Dutchdenkento think
3Old Dutchthenkento think
4Proto-West Germanicþankijanto think
5Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →