Where does “Additionszeichen” come from?

Additionszeichen (German) comes from German zeichen, from Old High German zeihhan, from Proto-West Germanic taikn, from Proto-Germanic taikną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

Additionszeichen (German): plus sign

Definitions

  1. plus sign

Ancestry of “Additionszeichen”, step by step

Additionszeichen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zeichen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzeichensign, token
2Old High Germanzeihhansign, symbol, feature; sign, symbol
3Proto-West Germanictaiknsign, token, symbol
4Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via German Addition

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAdditionaddition; addition reaction
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taikną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic taikn →