Dutch word bedenken comes from Proto-Germanic *þankijaną, Middle Dutch denken (To think.), Proto-Germanic *bi- (By, at; a general locative prefix.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *þankijaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| denken | Middle Dutch (dum) | To think. |
| *bi- | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | By, at; a general locative prefix. |
| *biþankijaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To think up, bethink. |
| *bithenkan | Old Dutch (odt) | |
| bedenken | Middle Dutch (dum) | (reflexive) to realise. (reflexive) to reconsider, to change one's mind. (reflexive) to think, to ponder. To consider, to decide. To think of, to make up. |
| bedenken | Dutch (nld) | (reflexive) to reconsider, to change one's mind. (transitive) to bethink. (transitive) to think of, to make up. |