Where does “bewijslast” come from?

bewijslast (Dutch) comes from Dutch last, from Middle Dutch last, from Old Dutch last, from Proto-Germanic hlastuz, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

bewijslast (Dutch): burden of proof, onus

Definitions

  1. burden of proof, onus

Ancestry of “bewijslast”, step by step

bewijslast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch last

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlastload, weight; burden; hindrance, problem
2Middle Dutchlastload, weight; task, duty, obligation; tax
3Old Dutchlast—
4Proto-Germanichlastuzload, burden, cargo, freight
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
6Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

via Dutch bewijs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbewijsproof; evidence; the totality of proof and/or...
2Middle Dutchbewijs—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →
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