Where does “Nummernschild” come from?

Nummernschild (German) comes from German Nummer, from German Numero, from Italian numero, from Latin numerus, from Proto-Italic nomezos, from Proto-Indo-European némesos.

Nummernschild (German): license plate; number plate

Definitions

  1. license plate; number plate

Ancestry of “Nummernschild”, step by step

Nummernschild traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Nummer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNummernumber; issue; size
2GermanNumero—
3Italiannumeronumber; numeral, figure, digit; sketch; short and...
4Latinnumerusnumber; collection, quantity; rank, position
5Proto-Italicnomezos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeannémesos—

via German schild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschildsign, plate flat surface bearing information
2Middle High Germanschilt—
3Old High Germanscilt—
4Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
5Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European némesos →Every word from Proto-Italic nomezos →Every word from Latin numerus →