Where does “tekenen” come from?
tekenen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch têkenen, from Old Dutch tēkanen, from Proto-Germanic taiknijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
tekenen (Dutch): to draw; to sign
Definitions
- to draw; to sign
Ancestry of “tekenen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | têkenen | to mark, to put a mark or sign on |
| 2 | Old Dutch | tēkanen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | taiknijaną | to show, point |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |