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

  1. think; to ponder, to communicate to oneself in...

Ancestry of “tänka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishþænkiato perceive
2Old Norseþenkja—
3Low Germandenkento think
4Middle Low Germandenkento think, to perceive
5Old Saxonthenkianto think; to perceive
6Proto-West Germanicþankijanto think
7Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
8Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “tänka”

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