Where does “Einzelnachweis” come from?

Einzelnachweis (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

Einzelnachweis (German): itemization, specification

Definitions

  1. itemization, specification

Ancestry of “Einzelnachweis”, step by step

Einzelnachweis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German weisen

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

via German einzeln

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinzelnsingle; lone; only, unique; separate; discrete
2Middle High Germaneinzel
Every word from Chichewa iye
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