Where does “cychować” come from?

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

Ancestry of “cychować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishcych—
2Germanzeichensign, token
3Old High Germanzeihhansign, symbol, feature; sign, symbol
4Proto-West Germanictaiknsign, token, symbol
5Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
6Proto-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 →
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