Where does “baktanke” come from?

baktanke (Swedish) comes from Swedish tanke, from Old Swedish þanke, from Middle Low German danke, from Old Saxon thanc, from Proto-Germanic þankaz, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

baktanke (Swedish): an ulterior motive, an agenda (hidden motive)

Definitions

  1. an ulterior motive, an agenda (hidden motive)

Ancestry of “baktanke”, step by step

baktanke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tanke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtankethought
2Old Swedishþanke—
3Middle Low Germandanke—
4Old Saxonthanc—
5Proto-Germanicþankazthought; mind; consideration; remembrance;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

via Swedish båk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbåkdaymark
2Turkishbaksecond-person singular imperative of bakmak; look
3Turkishbakmakto look (at), gaze
4Ottoman Turkishباقمقto look; to look at
5Proto-Turkic*bak-to look; to watch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankaz →Every word from Old Saxon thanc →