Where does “deelteken” come from?

deelteken (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.

deelteken (Dutch): division sign; diaresis

Definitions

  1. division sign; diaresis

Ancestry of “deelteken”, step by step

deelteken 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 delen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchdelenTo divide, to split up; To share; To divide
2Middle Dutchdêlento share, to distribute
3Old Dutchdēlen—
4Proto-Germanicdailijanąto divide, to share, to deal
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰAil-part, watershed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →