Where does “tegne” come from?

tegne (Danish) comes from Old Norse teikna, from Proto-Germanic taiknijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

tegne (Danish): draw; design; represent

Definitions

  1. draw; design; represent

Ancestry of “tegne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseteikna—
2Proto-Germanictaiknijanąto show, point
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “tegne”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →