Where does “Identitätsnachweis” come from?
Identitätsnachweis (German) comes from German Nachweis, from German nachweisen, from German nach-, from German nach, from Middle High German nāh, from Old High German nāh, from Proto-Germanic nēhwiz, from Proto-Germanic nēhw — to reach, to attain.
Identitätsnachweis (German): proof / evidence of identity
Definitions
- proof / evidence of identity
Ancestry of “Identitätsnachweis”, step by step
Identitätsnachweis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Nachweis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Nachweis | proof, verification, confirmation |
| 2 | German | nachweisen | to prove, substantiate, verify, establish,... |
| 3 | German | nach- | indicates a later action as in nacharbeiten,... |
| 4 | German | nach | after, past; after, behind; to, towards |
| 5 | Middle High German | nāh | — |
| 6 | Old High German | nāh | near, close; close, near |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwiz | closer, nearer |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | nēhw | near, close |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwaz | near, close |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |