denken
Middle Dutch
/ˈdeŋkən/
verb
Definitions
- to think
Etymology
Inherited from Old Dutch thenken inherited from Proto-Germanic *þankijaną (think, perceive, percieve, suppose).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*þankijaną
Gloss
think, perceive, percieve, suppose
Concept
Semantic Field
Cognition
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
思, 考
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aandenken Dutch, Flemish
- achterdenken Dutch, Flemish
- bedenken Dutch, Flemish
- denkbaar Dutch, Flemish
- denken Dutch, Flemish
- denker Dutch, Flemish
- denkpiste Dutch, Flemish
- denkraam Dutch, Flemish
- denkrimpel Dutch, Flemish
- denktank Dutch, Flemish
- doordenken Dutch, Flemish
- gedenken Dutch, Flemish
- herdenken Dutch, Flemish
- indenken Dutch, Flemish
- kruispuntdenken Dutch, Flemish
- marktdenken Dutch, Flemish
- meedenken Dutch, Flemish
- nadenken Dutch, Flemish
- overdenken Dutch, Flemish
- toedenken Dutch, Flemish
- uitdenken Dutch, Flemish
- verdenken Dutch, Flemish
- vrijdenker Dutch, Flemish
- wensdenken Dutch, Flemish
- *teng- Proto-Indo-European
- *þankijaną Proto-Germanic
- geþeaht Old English
- þeaht Old English
- þencan Old English
- þenċan Old English
- þekkja Old Norse
- bedenken Middle Dutch
- denken Old High German
- 𐌸𐌰𐌲𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *þankijan gmw-pro
- *bithenkan Old Dutch
- thenken Old Dutch
- thenkian Old Saxon
- thenka Old Frisian
- denki Sranan Tongo