Where does “zeichnen” come from?

zeichnen (German) comes 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.

zeichnen (German): to draw

Definitions

  1. to draw

Ancestry of “zeichnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZeichencharacters, marks, sign; token
2Middle High Germanzeichen—
3Old High Germanzeihhansign, symbol, feature; sign, symbol
4Proto-West Germanictaiknsign, token, symbol
5Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “zeichnen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taikną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic taikn →