Where does “nedteckna” come from?

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

nedteckna (Swedish): to write, to write down

Definitions

  1. to write, to write down

Ancestry of “nedteckna”, step by step

nedteckna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish teckna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtecknato draw (especially with pencils, as opposed to painting)
2SwedishteckenA visible indication; a sign; A meaningful...
3Old Norseteikn—
4Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Swedish ned

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishneddown
2Old Norseniðrdown; kinsman, relative; son
3Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taikną →Every word from Old Norse teikn →