Where does “Beweispflicht” come from?

Beweispflicht (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.

Beweispflicht (German): burden of proof

Definitions

  1. burden of proof

Ancestry of “Beweispflicht”, step by step

Beweispflicht 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 Pflicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPflichtduty
2Old High Germanpfliht
3Proto-West Germanicplihticare, maintenance, diligence; responsibility,...
4Proto-West Germanicplehanto stand up for; to be responsible for
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti