Where does “tekenreeks” come from?

tekenreeks (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.

tekenreeks (Dutch): character string

Definitions

  1. character string

Ancestry of “tekenreeks”, step by step

tekenreeks 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 reeks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchreeksA series, a sequence; A series of print...
2Middle Dutchraecs—
3Old Dutchrakis—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taikną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic taikn →