Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þanhtaz

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

Alternative forms

• *þanhtiz, *þanhtą

Etymology

From *þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to think”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθɑ̃ːx.tɑz/

Noun

*þanhtaz m

1. thought, idea

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *þanhtaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*þanhtaz	*þanhtōz, *þanhtōs
vocative	*þanht	*þanhtōz, *þanhtōs
accusative	*þanhtą	*þanhtanz
genitive	*þanhtas, *þanhtis	*þanhtǫ̂
dative	*þanhtai	*þanhtamaz
instrumental	*þanhtō	*þanhtamiz

Synonyms

• *þankaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *þą̄ht
  • Old English: þōht m or n, ġeþōht m or n, þeaht n, ġeþeaht f or n
    • Middle English: ȝeþoȝt, ithoght, thought
      • Scots: thocht
      • English: thought
  • Old Frisian: thōchte, gethāht, *thāht
    • Saterland Frisian: Toacht
    • West Frisian: dacht (in compounds)
  • Old Saxon: githāht f
    • Middle Low German: gedahte, gedochte
      • Low German: Gedacht (rare), Andacht
  • Old Dutch: *githāht (attested as plural githāhti)
    • Middle Dutch: gedachte, ghedachte, ghedochte
      • Dutch: gedachte
  • Old High German: gidāht, gedāht, *dāht, anadāht
    • Middle High German: gedǣhte, dāht f, andāht
      • German: Andacht
• Old Norse: þóttr m, þótti n
• Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 (andaþahts) (adjective)