Where does “Nachweismaterial” come from?

Nachweismaterial (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.

Nachweismaterial (German): evidence

Definitions

  1. evidence

Ancestry of “Nachweismaterial”, step by step

Nachweismaterial 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 Material

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaterialmaterial (matter)
2Latinmāteriālismaterial (made of matter)
3Latinmāteriamatter; material; component stuff; substance
4Latinmātermother female parent
5Proto-Italicmātērmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwosEvery word from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz