Where does “tákn” come from?

tákn (Old Norse) comes from Old English tācn, from Proto-West Germanic taikn, from Proto-Germanic taikną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

Ancestry of “tákn”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old English	tācn	sign, token; token, sign; sign, marker
2	Proto-West Germanic	taikn	sign, token, symbol
3	Proto-Germanic	taikną	sign, token, symbol
4	Proto-Indo-European	deyḱ-	to point out

Words derived from “tákn”

minustegn
tegnspråk
kjennetegn
tegn
skilletegn
spørsmålstegn
plusstegn
stjernetegn
divisjonstegn
teikn
teiknspråk
vårteikn
tákn
táknmál

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →

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