Where does “Elementbezeichnung” come from?

Elementbezeichnung (German) comes from German Bezeichnung, 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 — to point out.

Elementbezeichnung (German): element's name

Definitions

  1. element's name

Ancestry of “Elementbezeichnung”, step by step

Elementbezeichnung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bezeichnung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBezeichnungdesignation, denomination, name, term;...
2Germanbezeichnento name (give a name to), to call, to designate, to denote
3Germanzeichnento draw
4GermanZeichencharacters, marks, sign; token
5Middle High Germanzeichen
6Old High Germanzeihhansign, symbol, feature; sign, symbol
7Proto-West Germanictaiknsign, token, symbol
8Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via German Element

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanElementelement; element; essential component; force of...
2Middle High Germanelement
3Latinelementumone of four elements that composed the world;...
4Ancient Greekστοιχεῖονone of a row; one of a series, a component part,...
5Ancient Greekστοῖχοςrow in an ascending series; a line of poles...
6Proto-Hellenicstóikʰos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstóygʰ-os
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteygʰ-to go; to climb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ-Every word from Proto-Germanic taiknąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic taikn