Where does “Unendlichzeichen” come from?

Unendlichzeichen (German) comes from German unendlich, from German un-, from Middle High German un-, from Old High German un-, from Proto-West Germanic un-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

Unendlichzeichen (German): infinity sign

Definitions

  1. infinity sign

Ancestry of “Unendlichzeichen”, step by step

Unendlichzeichen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German unendlich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanunendlichinfinite
2Germanun-un-; grave; bad; horrifying
3Middle High Germanun-—
4Old High Germanun-un-; prefix of negation, absence or contrariness
5Proto-West Germanicun-not, un-
6Proto-Germanicun-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
8Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via German zeichen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzeichensign, token
2Old High Germanzeihhansign, symbol, feature; sign, symbol
3Proto-West Germanictaiknsign, token, symbol
4Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from German un- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →