ENGLISH ROOT WORD: thank "thank." from Old English þancian, þoncian, thancian

【thank】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "þancian," "þoncian," and "thancian." It carries the basic meaning of "thank." from PIE *-r "adverbial suffix"

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "thank"]

thank ****[245] to tell (someone) that you are grateful for something that he or she has done or given
thankfully **[3590] You use thankfully in order to express approval or happiness about a statement that you are making.
thanks ****[1513] an expression of appreciation or gratitude or an acknowledgment of services or favours given

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[WORD ROOT]root thank
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] thank
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) þancian, þoncian, thancian
[MEANING]root thank

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【Old English】 þancian to give thanks, thank, to recompense, to reward
• 【Old English】 þoncian [=þancian] to give thanks, thank, to recompense, to reward

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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thank ★★★★[245] verb from thank
【DEFINITION】 to tell (someone) that you are grateful for something that he or she has done or given
【Declension/Conjugation】 thanked, thanked, thanking, thanks
【ROOTs】 thank; thank
【Etymology】 《Old English þancian》 to give thanks, thank, to recompense, to reward
【First Known Meaning】 to give thanks, thank, to recompense, to reward,
【DERIVATIVEs】 thanker, thankful, thankfully, thankless, thank

thankfully ★★[3590] adverb from thankful 〈 thank
【DEFINITION】 You use thankfully in order to express approval or happiness about a statement that you are making.
【SYNONYM】 fortunately
【COMPOSITION】 thankful + ly
【ROOTs】 ⑴ thank; thank ⑵ ful; adjective suffix ⑶ ly; adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English þancian》 to give thanks, thank, to recompense, to reward
【DERIVATIVEs】 thanker, thankful, thankfully, thankless, thank

thanks ★★★★[1513] noun from thank
【DEFINITION】 an expression of appreciation or gratitude or an acknowledgment of services or favours given
【SYNONYM】 gratitude
【COMPOSITION】 thank + s
【ROOTs】 ⑴ thank; thank ⑵ s; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English þancian》 to give thanks, thank, to recompense, to reward

Other words containing "thank"; thanker, thankful, thankless

(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

tex
terr
termin-, term
tend-, tent-
ten-, tain-, -tin-, tent-
tempt
temp-, tempo-, tempor-
teen
teg-, tect-
techno

 

 

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