Where does “צייכן” come from?
צייכן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German zeichen, from Old High German zeihhan, from Proto-West Germanic taikn, from Proto-Germanic taikną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
צייכן (Yiddish): mark, sign
Ancestry of “צייכן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | zeichen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | zeihhan | sign, symbol, feature; sign, symbol |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | taikn | sign, token, symbol |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | taikną | sign, token, symbol |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |
Words derived from “צייכן”