Where does “dankilama” come from?
dankilama (Western Arrernte) comes from German danke, from German danken, from Middle High German danken, from Old High German dankōn, from Proto-West Germanic *þankōn, from Proto-Germanic þankōną, from Proto-Germanic þankaz, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.
Ancestry of “dankilama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | danke | inflection of danken: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | German | danken | to thank |
| 3 | Middle High German | danken | — |
| 4 | Old High German | dankōn | to thank |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *þankōn | to thank |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þankōną | to thank |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þankaz | thought; mind; consideration; remembrance;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |