Where does “fortegnelse” come from?
fortegnelse (Danish) comes from Danish fortegne, from German verzeichnen, from German zeichnen, from German Zeichen, from Middle High German zeichen, from Old High German zeihhan, from Proto-West Germanic taikn, from Proto-Germanic taikną — to point out.
fortegnelse (Danish): listing, record ordered list or overview of a number of relatively similar units
Definitions
- listing, record ordered list or overview of a number of relatively similar units
Ancestry of “fortegnelse”, step by step
fortegnelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish fortegne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | fortegne | to falsify, distort, misrepresent |
| 2 | German | verzeichnen | To record, list, enter, register; To misdraw, to... |
| 3 | German | zeichnen | to draw |
| 4 | German | Zeichen | characters, marks, sign; token |
| 5 | Middle High German | zeichen | — |
| 6 | Old High German | zeihhan | sign, symbol, feature; sign, symbol |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | taikn | sign, token, symbol |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | taikną | sign, token, symbol |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |