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Where does “Bezeichnung” come from?

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

Bezeichnung (German): designation, denomination, name, term;...

Definitions

  1. designation, denomination, name, term;...

Ancestry of “Bezeichnung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbezeichnento name , to call, to designate, to denote; to...
2Germanzeichnento draw
3GermanZeichencharacters, marks, sign; token
4Middle High Germanzeichen—
5Old High Germanzeihhansign, symbol, feature; sign, symbol
6Proto-West Germanictaiknsign, token, symbol
7Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “Bezeichnung”

  • Herkunftsbezeichnung
  • Ursprungsbezeichnung
  • Elementbezeichnung
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