Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "thought, consideration, thanks" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesþank(Frankish) thank(Old Dutch) danc(Old High German) thank(Old Saxon) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 533. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 416.