Where does “afbrekingsteken” come from?

afbrekingsteken (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.

Ancestry of “afbrekingsteken”, step by step

afbrekingsteken 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 afbreking

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafbrekingbreaking off
2Dutch-ingCreates action nouns referring to the performance...
3Middle Dutch-inge
4Old Dutch-inga
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ-