Where does “Subtraktionszeichen” come from?
Subtraktionszeichen (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.
Subtraktionszeichen (German): minus sign
Definitions
- minus sign
Ancestry of “Subtraktionszeichen”, step by step
Subtraktionszeichen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German zeichen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zeichen | sign, token |
| 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 |
via German Subtraktion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Subtraktion | subtraction |