Where does “teikn” come from?

teikn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse teikn, from Proto-Germanic taikną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

teikn (Norwegian Nynorsk): a sign; a character

Definitions

  1. a sign; a character

Ancestry of “teikn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseteikn—
2Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “teikn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taikną →Every word from Old Norse teikn →