Where does “tekin” come from?

tekin (Faroese) comes from Old Norse teikn, from Proto-Germanic taikną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

tekin (Faroese): sign, signal

Definitions

  1. sign, signal

Ancestry of “tekin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseteikn—
2Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “tekin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taikną →Every word from Old Norse teikn →
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