Thank you

Thank You’ is an expression of gratitude and politeness. People say ‘Thank You’ for something given or done. The phrase ‘Thank You’ derived from old English ‘thancian', to old Frisian ‘thankia', old Norse ‘thakka', old Saxon ‘thankon’ to middle German ‘danken’ and modern English ‘thank'. People started to say ‘thank you’ during the 16th and 17th centuries.