Where does “teikne” come from?

teikne (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse teikna, from Proto-Germanic taiknijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

teikne (Norwegian Nynorsk): to draw, sketch, design

Definitions

  1. to draw, sketch, design

Ancestry of “teikne”, step by step

teikne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse teikna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseteikna—
2Proto-Germanictaiknijanąto show, point
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

via Old Norse tákna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetákna—
2Old Englishtācnianto mark, make a mark upon something

Words derived from “teikne”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →