Where does “Bleistiftzeichnung” come from?
Bleistiftzeichnung (German) comes from German Zeichnung, 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.
Bleistiftzeichnung (German): pencil drawing
Definitions
- pencil drawing
Ancestry of “Bleistiftzeichnung”, step by step
Bleistiftzeichnung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Zeichnung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zeichnung | drawing; subscription |
| 2 | German | zeichnen | to draw |
| 3 | German | Zeichen | characters, marks, sign; token |
| 4 | Middle High German | zeichen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | zeihhan | sign, symbol, feature; sign, symbol |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | taikn | sign, token, symbol |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | taikną | sign, token, symbol |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |
via German Bleistift
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bleistift | pencil |
| 2 | German | blei | lead (chemical element - Pb, atomic number 82) |
| 3 | Middle High German | blī | — |
| 4 | Old High German | blīo | metallic lead |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | blīwī | lead |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blīwiją | lead |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mliH-wó-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mleh₁y- | to be weak, weary, tired |