Where does “specialtecken” come from?

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

specialtecken (Swedish): a special character

Definitions

  1. a special character

Ancestry of “specialtecken”, step by step

specialtecken 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 special

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspeciala large-scale map folded into the main map or nautical chart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taikną →Every word from Old Norse teikn →