Where does “litteraturfortegnelse” come from?
litteraturfortegnelse (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.
litteraturfortegnelse (Danish): a bibliography
Definitions
- a bibliography
Ancestry of “litteraturfortegnelse”, step by step
litteraturfortegnelse 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 |
via Danish litteratur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | litteratur | literature |