Where does “breedteken” come from?

breedteken (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian breed, from Dutch breed, from Dutch spoor, from Middle Dutch spor, from Old Dutch spor, from Proto-West Germanic *spor, from Proto-Germanic spurą, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.

breedteken (West Frisian): circumflex

Definitions

  1. circumflex

Ancestry of “breedteken”, step by step

breedteken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Frisian breed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianbreedbroad, wide
2Dutchbreedbroad, wide
3Dutchspoortrack; railway track; trace
4Middle Dutchspor—
5Old Dutchsportrack, trace
6Proto-West Germanic*spor—
7Proto-Germanicspurątrack
8Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick

via West Frisian teken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisiantekensign; mark; symbol
2Old Frisiantēkensign
3Proto-West Germanictaiknsign, token, symbol
4Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spurą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *spor →
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