Where does “Sonderzeichen” come from?
Sonderzeichen (German) comes from German zeichen, from Old High German zeihhan, from Proto-West Germanic taikn, from Proto-Germanic taikną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
Sonderzeichen (German): special character
Ancestry of “Sonderzeichen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | zeichen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | zeihhan | sign, symbol, feature; sign, symbol |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | taikn | sign, token, symbol |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | taikną | sign, token, symbol |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |