tákn

Icelandic

/tʰauhkn/

noun
Definitions
  • symbol

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse tákn derived from Old English tācn (sign, marker, token) inherited from Proto-Germanic *taikną (token, sign, symbol) root from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (point out, show, point, teach, instruct).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*deyḱ-

Gloss

point out, show, point, teach, instruct

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

Emoji

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