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

Definitions

  1. omen; sign; icon

Ancestry of “teikn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseteikn—
2Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taikną →Every word from Old Norse teikn →
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