Where does “tikäl” come from?

tikäl (Volapük) comes from Volapük tik, from English think, from Middle English thinken, from Old English þyncan, from Proto-Germanic þunkijaną — to seem, to appear.

tikäl (Volapük): reason, mind

Definitions

  1. reason, mind

Ancestry of “tikäl”, step by step

tikäl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Volapük tik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapüktikthought
2EnglishthinkTo ponder, to go over in one's head; To...
3Middle EnglishthinkenTo think, ponder; to deduce, figure out; to...
4Old Englishþyncanto seem
5Proto-Germanicþunkijanąto seem, to appear

via Volapük al

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Volapükaleach; every
2Proto-Germanicallazall
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Germanic þunkijaną →Every word from Old English þyncan →Every word from Middle English thinken →