Where does “citationstecken” come from?

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

citationstecken (Swedish): quotation mark

Definitions

  1. quotation mark

Ancestry of “citationstecken”, step by step

citationstecken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tecken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishteckenA visible indication; a sign; A meaningful...
2Old Norseteikn—
3Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Swedish citation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishcitation—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taikną →Every word from Old Norse teikn →