Where does “pekdon” come from?

pekdon (Swedish) comes from Swedish don, from Low German don.

pekdon (Swedish): a pointing device (like a mouse or trackball)

Definitions

  1. a pointing device (like a mouse or trackball)

Ancestry of “pekdon”, step by step

pekdon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish don

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdona tool, a means
2Low Germandon

via Swedish peka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpekato point
Every word from Low German don
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