Where does “tänka” come from?
tänka (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish þænkia, from Old Norse þenkja, from Low German denken, from Middle Low German denken, from Old Saxon thenkian, from Proto-West Germanic þankijan, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.
tänka (Swedish): think; to ponder, to communicate to oneself in...
Definitions
- think; to ponder, to communicate to oneself in...
Ancestry of “tänka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | þænkia | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | þenkja | — |
| 3 | Low German | denken | to think |
| 4 | Middle Low German | denken | to think, to perceive |
| 5 | Old Saxon | thenkian | to think; to perceive |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | þankijan | to think |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þankijaną | to perceive, to think |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |
Words derived from “tänka”