Where does “bewijsmiddel” come from?

bewijsmiddel (Dutch) comes from Dutch middel, from Middle Dutch lô, from Old Dutch lō, from Proto-West Germanic lauh, from Proto-Germanic lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

bewijsmiddel (Dutch): a means of proving or demonstrating something

Definitions

  1. a means of proving or demonstrating something

Ancestry of “bewijsmiddel”, step by step

bewijsmiddel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch middel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmiddelmeans; medicine, cure; waist
2Middle Dutchlôclearing in a forest
3Old Dutchlōforest
4Proto-West Germaniclauhclearing; meadow
5Proto-Germaniclauhazclearing; meadow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Dutch bewijzen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbewijzento prove; to confer
2Middle Dutchbewisen—

Words derived from “bewijsmiddel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówkos →