Where does “tanklös” come from?

tanklös (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.

tanklös (Swedish): thoughtless

Definitions

  1. thoughtless

Ancestry of “tanklös”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtankethought
2Old Swedishþanke
3Middle Low Germandanke
4Old Saxonthanc
5Proto-Germanicþankazthought; mind; consideration; remembrance;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think

Words derived from “tanklös

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