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It is Early Germanic/Anglo-Saxon.

The modern German words for 'Thank you' are ' Danke(Thanks) , Dankeschon( Thank you very much ) , Vielendank (Many thanks).

The modern Dutch word is 'Gedank(Thanks).

The 'you' is a modern form of 'thee' or 'thy'.

A Shakespearean thanks would be said as ' I thank thee'.

Compare to the Latin origins of French 'Merci' , and Italian 'Gracie'.

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lenpollock

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5mo ago

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