Where does “zeihhan” come from?

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

zeihhan (Old High German): sign, symbol, feature; sign, symbol

Definitions

  1. sign, symbol, feature; sign, symbol

Ancestry of “zeihhan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanictaiknsign, token, symbol
2Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “zeihhan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taikną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic taikn →