Etymology

thinkable

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Today it means: Able to be thought or imagined; conceivable. Full definition →

English think ← Middle English thinken ← Old English þenċan
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*teng-
  2. Proto-Germanic*þankijaną
  3. Proto-West Germanic*þankijan
  4. Old Englishþenċan
  5. Middle Englishthinken
  6. Englishthink
  7. English todaythinkable

From think + -able.

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