Where does “minusteken” come from?

minusteken (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.

minusteken (Dutch): minus sign

Definitions

  1. minus sign

Ancestry of “minusteken”, step by step

minusteken 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 minus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchminusminus
2Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
3Proto-Italicminosless
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taikną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic taikn →