Where does “tankefoster” come from?

tankefoster (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.

tankefoster (Swedish): an (often false) idea stemming (just) from thought, a figment

Definitions

  1. an (often false) idea stemming (just) from thought, a figment

Ancestry of “tankefoster”, step by step

tankefoster 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 foster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfosterfetus
2Old Norsefóstrrear, raise; nurturing, education, alimony, child...
3Proto-Germanicfōstrąfostering
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankaz →Every word from Old Saxon thanc →