English

thanks

/ˈθæŋks/
Used to express appreciation or gratitude.

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    Origin

    From Middle English thanks, thankes, from Old English þancas (“thanks”), from Proto-Germanic *þankōs, nominative plural of *þankaz (“thought, gratitude”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to think, feel”). More at thank.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishthanks
      • inheritedOld Englishþanc
        • inheritedProto-Germanic*þankaz

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