Where does “teikn” come from?
teikn (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse teikn, from Proto-Germanic taikną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
teikn (Icelandic): omen; sign; icon
Ancestry of “teikn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | teikn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | taikną | sign, token, symbol |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |