Where does “tákngervingur” come from?
tákngervingur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tákn, from Old Norse tákn, from Old English tācn, from Proto-West Germanic taikn, from Proto-Germanic taikną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
tákngervingur (Icelandic): symbol, incarnation (of something)
Definitions
- symbol, incarnation (of something)
Ancestry of “tákngervingur”, step by step
tákngervingur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic tákn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | tákn | symbol |
| 2 | Old Norse | tákn | — |
| 3 | Old English | tācn | sign, token; token, sign; sign, marker |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | taikn | sign, token, symbol |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | taikną | sign, token, symbol |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |
via Icelandic gervingur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | gervingur | — |