Where does “Federzeichnung” come from?

Federzeichnung (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.

Federzeichnung (German): pen and ink drawing

Definitions

  1. pen and ink drawing

Ancestry of “Federzeichnung”, step by step

Federzeichnung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zeichnung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZeichnungdrawing; subscription
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

via German feder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfederfeather
2Middle High Germanvëderefeather
3Old High Germanfedarafeather
4Proto-West Germanicfeþrufeather
5Proto-Germanicfeþrōfeather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taikną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic taikn →