Where does “Lichtbildausweis” come from?

Lichtbildausweis (German) comes from German Lichtbild, from German licht, from German Druck, from German drücken, from Middle High German drücken, from Old High German drucchen, from Proto-West Germanic þrukkijan, from Proto-Germanic þrukkijaną — boundary, end.

Lichtbildausweis (German): photographic identity document, photo ID

Definitions

  1. photographic identity document, photo ID

Ancestry of “Lichtbildausweis”, step by step

Lichtbildausweis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Lichtbild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLichtbildphoto, photograph; passport photo
2Germanlichtlight, bright; unobstructed, clear
3GermanDruckpressure; print
4Germandrückento press; to push; to squeeze; to hug; to shirk;...
5Middle High Germandrücken—
6Old High Germandrucchento press
7Proto-West Germanicþrukkijanto press
8Proto-Germanicþrukkijanąto press on; to crowd
9Proto-Indo-Europeanter-tender, weak; young creature
10Italiantermineend, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word
11Latinterminusa boundary, limit, end
12Proto-Italictermenos—
13Proto-Indo-Europeantérmn̥boundary, end

via German Ausweis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAusweisidentity document; identity card, ID card
2Germanausweisento expel; show, display; to prove one's identity
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic termenos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ter- →