Where does “tecan” come from?

tecan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic taikn, from Proto-Germanic taikną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

tecan (Old Dutch): sign

Definitions

  1. sign

Ancestry of “tecan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanictaiknsign, token, symbol
2Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taikną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic taikn →