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

Definitions

  1. mark, sign

Ancestry of “צייכן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzeichen—
2Old High Germanzeihhansign, symbol, feature; sign, symbol
3Proto-West Germanictaiknsign, token, symbol
4Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “צייכן”

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