Etymology

counterthought

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Today it means: A thought that counters or opposes another thought. Full definition →

English thought ← Middle English thought ← Old English þōht
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Italic*komteros
  6. Proto-Italic*komterād
  7. Latincontrā
  8. Old Frenchcontre-
  9. Anglo-Normancountre-
  10. Middle Englishcounter-
  11. Englishcounter-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*teng-
  13. Proto-Germanic*þankijaną
  14. Proto-Germanic*þanhtaz
  15. Proto-West Germanic*þą̄ht
  16. Old Englishþōht
  17. Middle Englishthought
  18. Englishthought
  19. English todaycounterthought

From counter- + thought.

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