Where does “Teeken” come from?

Teeken (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian tēken, from Proto-West Germanic taikn, from Proto-Germanic taikną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

Teeken (Saterland Frisian): sign

Definitions

  1. sign

Ancestry of “Teeken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiantēkensign
2Proto-West Germanictaiknsign, token, symbol
3Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
4Proto-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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