Where does “tjákn” come from?

tjákn (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.

tjákn (Icelandic): emoji

Definitions

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Ancestry of “tjákn”, step by step

tjákn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic tákn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictáknsymbol
2Old Norsetákn—
3Old Englishtācnsign, token; token, sign; sign, marker
4Proto-West Germanictaiknsign, token, symbol
5Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Icelandic tjá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictjáto voice, utter, express; to express one’s...
2Old Norsetjá—
3Proto-Germanictīhanąto show, point out; to blame, accuse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taikną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic taikn →