Where does “tokenwise” come from?
tokenwise (English) comes from English token, from Middle English token, from Old English tācn, from Proto-West Germanic taikn, from Proto-Germanic taikną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
tokenwise (English): In terms of tokens
Definitions
- In terms of tokens
Ancestry of “tokenwise”, step by step
tokenwise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English token
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | token | Something serving as an expression of something... |
| 2 | Middle English | token | token; omen, portent; prearranged signal |
| 3 | Old English | tācn | sign, token; token, sign; sign, marker |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | taikn | sign, token, symbol |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | taikną | sign, token, symbol |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |