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

  1. proof / evidence of identity

Ancestry of “Identitätsnachweis”, step by step

Identitätsnachweis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Nachweis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNachweisproof, verification, confirmation
2Germannachweisento prove, substantiate, verify, establish,...
3Germannach-indicates a later action as in nacharbeiten,...
4Germannachafter, past; after, behind; to, towards
5Middle High Germannāh—
6Old High Germannāhnear, close; close, near
7Proto-Germanicnēhwizcloser, nearer
8Proto-Germanicnēhwnear, close
9Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

via German Identität

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanIdentitätsameness, identicalness, identity; recurring...
2Latinidentitassameness, identity
3Latinidemthe same
4Proto-Italicizdim—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz →