Where does “דענקער” come from?

דענקער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish דענקען, from Middle High German denken, from Old High German denken, from Proto-West Germanic þankijan, from Proto-Germanic þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.

דענקער (Yiddish): thinker

Definitions

  1. thinker

Ancestry of “דענקער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishדענקעןto think, cogitate, ponder
2Middle High Germandenken—
3Old High Germandenkento think
4Proto-West Germanicþankijanto think
5Proto-Germanicþankijanąto perceive, to think
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteng-to think
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þankijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þankijan →