Where does “kulltegning” come from?

kulltegning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tegning, 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 — to point out.

kulltegning (Norwegian Bokmål): a charcoal drawing

Definitions

  1. a charcoal drawing

Ancestry of “kulltegning”, step by step

kulltegning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål tegning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltegningdrawing; a drawing
2Norwegian Bokmåltegneto draw
3Germanzeichnento draw
4GermanZeichencharacters, marks, sign; token
5Middle High Germanzeichen—
6Old High Germanzeihhansign, symbol, feature; sign, symbol
7Proto-West Germanictaiknsign, token, symbol
8Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Norwegian Bokmål kull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkullcoal; charcoal; a litter
2Old Norsekolcoal
3Proto-Germanickulącoal
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷol-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵwelH-to burn; to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taikną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic taikn →