Where does “tegnebord” come from?

tegnebord (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.

tegnebord (Norwegian Bokmål): a drawing board

Definitions

  1. a drawing board

Ancestry of “tegnebord”, step by step

tegnebord 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 bord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbordtable; wooden board; plank; border
2Old Norseborðedge, side of a vessel
3Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taikną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic taikn →