Where does “bevisbyrde” come from?
bevisbyrde (Danish) comes from Danish bevis, from Danish be-, from Middle Low German be-, from Old Saxon bi-, from Old Saxon bī, from Old English bī-, from Old English bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī — on, onto.
bevisbyrde (Danish): burden of proof, onus probandi
Definitions
- burden of proof, onus probandi
Ancestry of “bevisbyrde”, step by step
bevisbyrde traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish bevis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | bevis | proof; imperative of bevise |
| 2 | Danish | be- | Forms adjectives from nouns, with the sense... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | be- | Makes an intransitive verb transitive or denotes... |
| 4 | Old Saxon | bi- | A productive prefix usually used to form verbs... |
| 5 | Old Saxon | bī | by, near, around |
| 6 | Old English | bī- | by, near, around; by- |
| 7 | Old English | bī | lullaby!; near, by; by, near, around |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | bī | by, at; near, around |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Norwegian Bokmål bevis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bevis | evidence, proof; imperative of bevise |
| 2 | German | Beweis | proof; evidence, proof |
| 3 | German | beweisen | to prove |
| 4 | German | weisen | to point; to indicate; to show |
| 5 | Middle High German | wīsen | to teach |
| 6 | Old High German | wīsen | to indicate, show |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wīsijan | to make wise, knowing; to show, instruct |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wīsijaną | to make wise, knowing; to show, instruct |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |