thank
English
/θæŋk/, [θæŋk], [θaŋk], [θeɪ̯ŋk]
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) An expression of appreciation; a thought.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English thank inherited from Old English þanc (thanks, satisfaction, favour, thought, pleasure, grace) inherited from Proto-Germanic *þankaz (thought, gratitude, mind, remembrance) derived from Proto-Indo-European *tong-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*tong-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bethank English
- outthank English
- rethank English
- thank-you English
- thankable English
- thankably English
- thanker English
- thankful English
- thankfully English
- thankfulness English
- thankless English
- thanklessly English
- thanklessness English
- thankly English
- thanksome English
- thankworthiness English
- thankworthy English
- unthank English
- unthankable English
- unthankful English
- you English
- tattis Finnish
- Dank German
- Dankopfer German
- Erntedankfest German
- Undank German
- abdanken German
- dankbar German
- danken German
- danksagen German
- undankbar German
- verdanken German
- dank Dutch, Flemish
- danken Dutch, Flemish
- dankloos Dutch, Flemish
- dankwoord Dutch, Flemish
- ondank Dutch, Flemish
- *tong- Proto-Indo-European
- *þankaz Proto-Germanic
- tack Swedish
- tacknämlig Swedish
- tacksam Swedish
- geþanc Old English
- orþanc Old English
- unþanc Old English
- þanc Old English
- þancweorþ Old English
- thank Middle English
- thankful Middle English
- thankles Middle English
- thankworthy Middle English
- unthank Middle English
- þankeable Middle English
- þakka Old Norse
- þǫkk Old Norse
- tak Danish
- danki Esperanto
- takk Icelandic
- takk fyrir Icelandic
- óþökk Icelandic
- þakka Icelandic
- þökk Icelandic
- danc Middle Dutch
- danc Old High German
- dankōn Old High German
- thankōn Old High German
- takk Faroese
- takka Faroese
- takksamur Faroese
- tøkk Faroese
- danc Middle High German
- danken Middle High German
- danken Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌸𐌰𐌲𐌺𐍃 Gothic
- *thank Old Dutch
- dånkan Cimbrian
- Tonk Saterland Frisian
- Uuntonk Saterland Frisian