Where does “Aktenzeichen” come from?

Aktenzeichen (German) comes from German Akte, from Latin ācta, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

Aktenzeichen (German): file number, reference number

Definitions

  1. file number, reference number

Ancestry of “Aktenzeichen”, step by step

Aktenzeichen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Akte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAktefile
2Latināctaacts, transactions, or proceedings (e.g., of an organization, in an academic field, of an office holder)
3Latinagōto act, to behave
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →