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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtācnsign, token; token, sign; sign, marker
2Proto-West Germanictaiknsign, token, symbol
3Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “tákn”

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