þencan

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Old English word þencan comes from Proto-Indo-European *tong-, and later Proto-Germanic *þankijaną (To perceive, to think.)

*tong- (Proto-Indo-European)

*þankaz (Proto-Germanic)

Gratitude; thanks. Remembrance. Thought; mind; consideration.

*þankijaną (Proto-Germanic)

To perceive, to think.

þencan (Old English)

To think.

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