Where does “kjennetegne” come from?

kjennetegne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tegne, from German zeichnen, from German Zeichen, from Middle High German zeichen, from Old High German zeihhan, from Proto-West Germanic taikn, from Proto-Germanic taikną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

kjennetegne (Norwegian Bokmål): to characterise (UK), or characterize

Definitions

  1. to characterise (UK), or characterize

Ancestry of “kjennetegne”, step by step

kjennetegne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål tegne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltegneto draw
2Germanzeichnento draw
3GermanZeichencharacters, marks, sign; token
4Middle High Germanzeichen—
5Old High Germanzeihhansign, symbol, feature; sign, symbol
6Proto-West Germanictaiknsign, token, symbol
7Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Norwegian Bokmål kjenne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkjenneto know; to feel, sense; to feel
2Old Norsekennato know; to feel
3Proto-Germanickannijanąto make known
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥néh₃tito know, recognize
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taikną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic taikn →