Where does “toknen” come from?
toknen (Middle English) comes from Middle English token, from Old English tācn, from Proto-West Germanic taikn, from Proto-Germanic taikną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
toknen (Middle English): to token
Definitions
- to token
Ancestry of “toknen”, step by step
toknen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English token
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | token | token; omen, portent; prearranged signal |
| 2 | Old English | tācn | sign, token; token, sign; sign, marker |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | taikn | sign, token, symbol |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | taikną | sign, token, symbol |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |
via Old English tācnian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | tācnian | to mark, make a mark upon something |