Where does “aandachtsteken” come from?

aandachtsteken (Dutch) comes from Dutch teken, from Middle Dutch têken, from Old Dutch tēkan, from Proto-West Germanic taikn, from Proto-Germanic taikną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

aandachtsteken (Dutch): attention sign

Definitions

  1. attention sign

Ancestry of “aandachtsteken”, step by step

aandachtsteken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch teken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtekensign; signal; character
2Middle Dutchtêkenmark, sign
3Old Dutchtēkan—
4Proto-West Germanictaiknsign, token, symbol
5Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Dutch aandacht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaandachtattention; respect; affection
2Middle Dutchaendachte—
3Middle High Germanandāht—
4Old High Germananadāht—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taikną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic taikn →