Where does “keurteken” come from?

keurteken (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.

keurteken (Dutch): hallmark

Definitions

  1. hallmark

Ancestry of “keurteken”, step by step

keurteken 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 keur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkeurchoice; selection; elite
2Middle Dutchcore—
3Old Dutchkuri—
4Proto-Germanickuzizchoice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taikną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic taikn →