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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/taiknijaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *taikną (sign, token, symbol) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑi̯k.ni.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*taiknijaną

  1. to show, point

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *taiknijan
    • Old English: tǣcnan
    • Old Saxon: tēknian
    • Old Dutch: *tēknen
      • Middle Dutch: têkenen, teikenen
        • Dutch: tekenen
          • Afrikaans: teken
          • Caribbean Javanese: tèken
        • Limburgish: teikene
    • Old High German: zeihhanen, zeichanen, zeihnen
      • Middle High German: zeichenen
  • Old Norse: teikna
  • Gothic: 𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (taiknjan)
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