Where does “Gefahrenhinweis” come from?

Gefahrenhinweis (German) comes from German Hinweis, from German hinweisen, 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.

Gefahrenhinweis (German): safety notice / warning

Definitions

  1. safety notice / warning

Ancestry of “Gefahrenhinweis”, step by step

Gefahrenhinweis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hinweis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHinweishint; clue; pointer; an act or thing which makes...
2Germanhinweisento portend; to point out
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 gefahr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangefahrdanger, hazard, peril, risk
2Middle High Germangevāredanger
3Old High Germanfāraambush, danger, deceit
4Proto-Germanicfērōdanger
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti