Where does “Beweislast” come from?

Beweislast (German) comes from German Beweis, from German beweisen, from German weisen, from Middle High German wīsen, from Old High German wīsen, from Proto-West Germanic wīsijan, from Proto-Germanic wīsijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą — he, she.

Beweislast (German): burden of proof, onus, onus probandi

Definitions

  1. burden of proof, onus, onus probandi

Ancestry of “Beweislast”, step by step

Beweislast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Beweis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBeweisproof; evidence, proof
2Germanbeweisento prove
3Germanweisento point; to indicate; to show
4Middle High Germanwīsento teach
5Old High Germanwīsento indicate, show
6Proto-West Germanicwīsijanto make wise, knowing; to show, instruct
7Proto-Germanicwīsijanąto make wise, knowing; to show, instruct
8Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she

via German last

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlastsecond-person singular/plural preterite of lesen
2Middle High Germanlast
3Old High Germanhlast
4Proto-Germanichlastuzload, burden, cargo, freight
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
6Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti