Where does “Hinweisschild” come from?

Hinweisschild (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.

Hinweisschild (German): sign

Definitions

  1. sign

Ancestry of “Hinweisschild”, step by step

Hinweisschild 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 schild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschildsign, plate flat surface bearing information
2Middle High Germanschilt
3Old High Germanscilt
4Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
5Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti