Where does “tanke” come from?

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

tanke (Swedish): thought

Definitions

  1. thought

Ancestry of “tanke”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tanke

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng-Every word from Proto-Germanic þankazEvery word from Old Saxon thanc