Where does “Beweisstück” come from?

Beweisstück (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.

Beweisstück (German): piece of evidence

Definitions

  1. piece of evidence

Ancestry of “Beweisstück”, step by step

Beweisstück 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 stück

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstück—
2Middle High Germanstückepiece
3Old High Germanstuckicrust, fragment, piece
4Proto-West Germanicstukkīpiece
5Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →