Where does “zeihen” come from?

zeihen (German) comes from Middle High German zīhen, from Old High German zīhan, from Proto-Germanic tīhaną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

zeihen (German): to accuse, to blame somebody

Definitions

  1. to accuse, to blame somebody

Ancestry of “zeihen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzīhen—
2Old High Germanzīhan—
3Proto-Germanictīhanąto show, point out; to blame, accuse
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tīhaną →Every word from Old High German zīhan →
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