Where does “rooksignaal” come from?

rooksignaal (Dutch) comes from Dutch signaal, from German Signal, from French signal, from Old French segnal, from Medieval Latin signale, from Latin signālis, from Latin signum, from Proto-Italic seknom — to cut, cut off, sever.

rooksignaal (Dutch): smoke signal

Definitions

  1. smoke signal

Ancestry of “rooksignaal”, step by step

rooksignaal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch signaal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsignaalsignal
2GermanSignalsignal
3Frenchsignalsignal
4Old Frenchsegnalemblem; badge; signature; distinguishing mark...
5Medieval Latinsignalesignal
6Latinsignālis
7Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
8Proto-Italicseknomsign
9Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Dutch rook

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrooksmoke
2Middle Dutchrôocsmoke
3Old Dutchrōksmoke
4Proto-Germanicraukizsmoke, vapour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrewǵ-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrew-to roar, growl, grumble; to roar; growl; grumble;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-