Where does “teikn” come from?

teikn (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic taikną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

Ancestry of “teikn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “teikn”

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