Where does “isteken” come from?

isteken (Dutch) comes from Dutch zijn, from Middle Dutch sijn, from Middle Dutch wēsen, from Old Dutch wesan, from Proto-West Germanic wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

isteken (Dutch): equal sign

Definitions

  1. equal sign

Ancestry of “isteken”, step by step

isteken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zijn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchzijnTo be, to exist; To go, to go on a trip and...
2Middle Dutchsijnalternative infinitive of wesen; his; its
3Middle Dutchwēsento be
4Old Dutchwesanto be
5Proto-West Germanicwesanto be
6Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →