danken

Etymology

From dank +‎ -en.

Verb

danken (third-person singular simple present dankens, present participle dankening, simple past and past participle dankened)

1. (transitive) To make dank (all senses)
   • 2011, James Howerton, The Cold Days, page 196:

     They set out southward, skirting around the bison, tawny scouts wandering and studying the creatures, how they moved across the land. The rich manure of the herd dankened the wind.

Etymology

From Middle Dutch danken, from Old Dutch thankon, from Proto-Germanic *þankōną. Equivalent to dank +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑŋkə(n)/

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Verb

danken

1. (transitive) to thank

Anagrams

• denk na, kanend, nadenk, nakend

Etymology

From Old High German dankōn, from Proto-Germanic *þankōną. Compare Dutch danken, English thank, Danish takke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdaŋkŋ̩], [ˈdaŋkən]

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Verb

danken (third-person singular simple present dankt, past tense dankte, past participle gedankt, auxiliary haben)

1. (intransitive, with dative) to thank

   Peter hat Michaela mit einem großen Blumenstrauß gedankt.

   Peter thanked Michaela with a big bouquet.

Further reading

• danken in Duden online

Etymology

From Old High German thankōn, from Proto-Germanic *þankōną. Cognate with German danken, Dutch danken, English thank.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑŋkən/

Verb

danken (third-person singular present dankt, past participle gedankt, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive) to thank

Etymology

From Old Dutch thankon, from Proto-Germanic *þankōną. Equivalent to dank +‎ -en.

Verb

danken

1. to thank [+accusative = for]

Further reading

• “danken (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “danken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929