Where does “tēkan” come from?
tēkan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic taikn, from Proto-Germanic taikną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
Ancestry of “tēkan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | taikn | sign, token, symbol |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | taikną | sign, token, symbol |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |
Words derived from “tēkan”