Where does “opsommingsteken” come from?

opsommingsteken (Dutch) comes from Dutch opsomming, from Dutch opsommen, from Dutch op, from Middle Dutch op, from Old Dutch up, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub, from Proto-Indo-European upó.

opsommingsteken (Dutch): bullet point

Definitions

  1. bullet point

Ancestry of “opsommingsteken”, step by step

opsommingsteken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch opsomming

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchopsommingenumeration; list; sum Note: "opsomming" will...
2Dutchopsommento enumerate, to sum up
3Dutchopup; onto, up onto; Used in separative verbs...
4Middle Dutchopon, on top of; at, in the direction of; at, by
5Old Dutchupup, upwards
6Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
7Proto-Germanicubunder
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

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 h₃ewp-