Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þankaz

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *tóng-o-s, from *teng- (to think, feel, perceive, know).[1]

Noun

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*þankaz m

  1. thought; mind; consideration
  2. remembrance
  3. gratitude; thanks

Inflection

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masculine a-stemDeclension of *þankaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þankaz *þankōz, *þankōs
vocative *þank *þankōz, *þankōs
accusative *þanką *þankanz
genitive *þankas, *þankis *þankǫ̂
dative *þankai *þankamaz
instrumental *þankō *þankamiz

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*þanka-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 533