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
Ancestry of “teken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | tēken | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | taikn | sign, token, symbol |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | taikną | sign, token, symbol |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |
Words derived from “teken”