Where does “teken” come from?

teken (Low German) comes from Middle Dutch têken, from Old Dutch tēkan, from Proto-West Germanic taikn, from Proto-Germanic taikną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

teken (Low German): to draw, sign

Definitions

  1. to draw, sign

Ancestry of “teken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchtêkenmark, sign
2Old Dutchtēkan—
3Proto-West Germanictaiknsign, token, symbol
4Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taikną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic taikn →