Where does “געדענקען” come from?

געדענקען (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German gedenken, from Old High German gidenken, from Proto-Germanic *gaþankijan.

געדענקען (Yiddish): remember

Definitions

  1. remember

Ancestry of “געדענקען”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangedenken—
2Old High Germangidenken—
3Proto-Germanic*gaþankijan—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *gaþankijan →Every word from Old High German gidenken →Every word from Middle High German gedenken →
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