methinks

Mane (Îngilîzî)

It seems to me.

Hevwate

think

🤔

meseems

opine

reckon

seem

I think

guess

reckon on

Werger

يبدو لي

dünken

mich dünkt

νομίζω

paraître

sembler

apparoir

parere

me dunkt

dunken

🤔

me parece

parecer

galiba

zannederim

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/mɪˈθɪŋks/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Old English mîras hatiye girtin: mē thyncth

In summary

From Old English mē þynceþ (from þyncan (“to seem”)); equivalent to me (indirect object pronoun, as in “show me it”) + think (“to seem”). Compare synonymous Flemish me dunkt, German mir/mich dünkt, Old Norse mér þykkir (Icelandic mér þykir). Compare meseems.