Where does “minustecken” come from?

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

minustecken (Swedish): a minus sign, a minus

Definitions

  1. a minus sign, a minus

Ancestry of “minustecken”, step by step

minustecken 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 minus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishminusminus sign, minus; minus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taikną →Every word from Old Norse teikn →