Where does “wonderteken” come from?

wonderteken (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.

wonderteken (Dutch): miraculous sign

Definitions

  1. miraculous sign

Ancestry of “wonderteken”, step by step

wonderteken 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 wonder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwonderwonder, miracle
2Middle Dutchwonder—
3Old Dutchwundar—
4Proto-Germanicwundrąwonder, miracle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →