Where does “Nachweisgrenze” come from?

Nachweisgrenze (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.

Nachweisgrenze (German): detection limit

Definitions

  1. detection limit

Ancestry of “Nachweisgrenze”, step by step

Nachweisgrenze 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 Grenze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGrenzeborder; limit; frontier
2Middle High Germangrenizeborder; frontier
3Old Polishgranicaborder
4Proto-Slavicgrani̋caborder, boundary, limit, a line that separates things or areas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwosEvery word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz