Where does “Aufzählungszeichen” come from?

Aufzählungszeichen (German) comes from German Aufzählung, from German aufzählen, from German auf-, from German auf, from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub.

Aufzählungszeichen (German): bullet, bullet point

Definitions

  1. bullet, bullet point

Ancestry of “Aufzählungszeichen”, step by step

Aufzählungszeichen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Aufzählung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAufzählungenumeration
2Germanaufzählento list, enumerate
3Germanauf-A separable prefix; similar to English up up-;...
4Germanaufon, upon; on, onto, up; on
5Middle High Germanūfon, upon
6Old High Germanūfup
7Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
8Proto-Germanicubunder
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

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 h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic ub →