Where does “zīhen” come from?

zīhen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German zīhan, from Proto-Germanic tīhaną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

Ancestry of “zīhen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanzīhan—
2Proto-Germanictīhanąto show, point out; to blame, accuse
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “zīhen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tīhaną →Every word from Old High German zīhan →