different between thank vs thack

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: th?ngk IPA^(key): /?æ?k/
• (US) IPA^(key): [?æ?k], [ðæ?k]
• (UK) IPA^(key): [?a?k]
• (æ-tensing, NYC) IPA^(key): [?e???k], [t?e???k], [ðe???k]
• Rhymes: -æ?k

Etymology 1

From Middle English thank, from Old English þanc (“thought, favour, grace, pleasure, satisfaction, thanks”), from Proto-Germanic *þankaz (“thought, remembrance, gratitude”), from Proto-Indo-European *tong-, *teng- (“to think”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Tonk, West Frisian tank, Dutch dank, Low German Dank, German Dank, Danish tak, Swedish tack, Faroese tøkk, Icelandic þökk. Related to thought.

Noun

thank (plural thanks)

1. (obsolete) An expression of appreciation; a thought.

Etymology 2

From Middle English thanken, thankien, from Old English þancian, þoncian (“to thank, give thanks”), from Proto-Germanic *þank?n? (“to thank”), from Proto-Germanic *þankaz (“thought, gratitude”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to think, feel”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian tonkje (“to thank”), West Frisian tanke (“to thank”), Dutch danken (“to thank”), Low German danken (“to thank”), German danken (“to thank”), Danish takke (“to thank”), Swedish tacka (“to thank”), Icelandic þakka (“to thank”). Related to thought.

Verb

thank (third-person singular simple present thanks, present participle thanking, simple past and past participle thanked)

1. (transitive) To express gratitude or appreciation toward.
   • 1900, L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23

     The Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman and the Lion now thanked the Good Witch earnestly for her kindness; and Dorothy exclaimed: […]
2. (transitive) To feel gratitude or appreciation toward.
   • 1844, The Quarterly Review (volume 74, page 104)

     Our readers would not thank us for going into the badgerings which had for some time annoyed the chancellor on the subject of arrears in his court.

3. (transitive) To credit or hold responsible.

Derived terms

• bethank
• thankable
• thankworthy
• unthank

Related terms

• thanks
• thank you
• think

Translations

Scots

Etymology

From Old English þancian, þoncian (“to thank, give thanks”), from Proto-Germanic *þank?n? (“to thank”),

Verb

thank (third-person singular present thanks, present participle thankin, past thankit, past participle thankit)

1. to thank

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: th?k, IPA^(key): /?æk/
• Rhymes: -æk

Etymology 1

From Middle English thakken (“to stroke”), from Old English þaccian (“to touch gently, stroke, tap”), from Proto-Germanic *þakw?n? (“to touch lightly”), from Proto-Indo-European *teh?g- (“to touch”), Proto-Indo-European *tag-, *ta?- (“to touch”). Cognate with Old Dutch þakol?n (“to stroke”), Old Norse þykkr (“a thwack, thump, blow”), Icelandic þjökka, þjaka (“to thwack, thump, beat”), Norwegian tjåka (“to strike, beat”), Latin tang? (“touch”). More at thwack, tangent.

Verb

thack (third-person singular simple present thacks, present participle thacking, simple past and past participle thacked)

1. (transitive) To strike; thump; thwack.

Etymology 2

From Middle English thacce, from thakken (“to stroke”). See above.

Noun

thack (plural thacks)

1. A stroke; a thwack.

Etymology 3

From Middle English thak, thakk, thakke, from Old English þæc, from Proto-West Germanic *þak, from Proto-Germanic *þak?, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-.

Cognate with Dutch dak, Low German Dack, Danish tag (“roof”), German Dach (“roof”), Old Norse þak (“thatch, roof”). Akin to Latin toga (“garment”) and Ancient Greek ?????? (stégos, “roof”). See also thatch and deck.

Noun

thack (countable and uncountable, plural thacks)

1. the weatherproof outer layer of a roof, often thatch specifically

Verb

thack (third-person singular simple present thacks, present participle thacking, simple past and past participle thacked)

1. To cover a roof with thack.

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