thonken etymology

Middle English word thonken comes from Proto-Indo-European *teng-, and later Proto-Germanic *þankōną (To thank.)

Detailed word origin of thonken

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*teng- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*þankaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Gratitude; thanks. Remembrance. Thought; mind; consideration.
*þankōną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) To thank.
þoncian Old English (ang)
thonken Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as thonken

Descendants of *teng-
ithoght ithoȝt thank thanken thankien thenchen thenken thenkinge thinchen thinken thought thynken umbethenken unthank þenchinde þenken þenkynge þinkynge ȝeþencen ȝeþoȝt