Where does “tingting” come from?
tingting (Tok Pisin) comes from English think, from Middle English thinken, from Old English þyncan, from Proto-Germanic þunkijaną — to seem, to appear.
tingting (Tok Pisin): think
Ancestry of “tingting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | think | To ponder, to go over in one's head; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | thinken | To think, ponder; to deduce, figure out; to... |
| 3 | Old English | þyncan | to seem |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þunkijaną | to seem, to appear |