Where does “Verkürzungszeichen” come from?

Verkürzungszeichen (German) comes from German Verkürzung, from German verkürzen, from German Ver-, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Verkürzungszeichen (German): abbreviation; breve

Definitions

  1. abbreviation; breve

Ancestry of “Verkürzungszeichen”, step by step

Verkürzungszeichen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Verkürzung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerkürzungcontraction, abbreviation, reduction
2Germanverkürzento shorten
3GermanVer-Inseparable verbal prefix indicating privation or the direction of 'forth', 'away'
4Middle High Germanver-—
5Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

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 pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →