Where does “tankesmedja” come from?
tankesmedja (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.
tankesmedja (Swedish): think tank
Ancestry of “tankesmedja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | tanke | thought |
| 2 | Old Swedish | þanke | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | danke | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | thanc | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þankaz | thought; mind; consideration; remembrance;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |