Where does “Gegenzeichnung” come from?
Gegenzeichnung (German) comes from German gegenzeichnen, 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.
Gegenzeichnung (German): countersign, countersignature; countersigning
Definitions
- countersign, countersignature; countersigning
Ancestry of “Gegenzeichnung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | gegenzeichnen | to countersign |
| 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 |