Where does “teken” come from?

teken (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian tēken, from Proto-West Germanic taikn, from Proto-Germanic taikną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

teken (West Frisian): sign; mark; symbol

Definitions

  1. sign; mark; symbol

Ancestry of “teken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiantēkensign
2Proto-West Germanictaiknsign, token, symbol
3Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “teken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic taikną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic taikn →