Where does “muntteken” come from?

muntteken (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.

muntteken (Dutch): mintmark

Definitions

mintmark

Ancestry of “muntteken”, step by step

muntteken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch teken

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	teken	sign; signal; character
2	Middle Dutch	têken	mark, sign
3	Old Dutch	tēkan	—
4	Proto-West Germanic	taikn	sign, token, symbol
5	Proto-Germanic	taikną	sign, token, symbol
6	Proto-Indo-European	deyḱ-	to point out

via Dutch munt

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	munt	coin; currency; tails
2	Middle Dutch	mente	—
3	Proto-Germanic	minta	—
4	Latin	menta	mint; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
5	Ancient Greek	Μίνθη	mint (Mentha viridis)

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taikną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic taikn →