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

license plate; number plate

Ancestry of “Nummernschild”, step by step

Nummernschild traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Nummer

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Nummer	number; issue; size
2	German	Numero	—
3	Italian	numero	number; numeral, figure, digit; sketch; short and...
4	Latin	numerus	number; collection, quantity; rank, position
5	Proto-Italic	nomezos	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	némesos	—

via German schild

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	schild	sign, plate flat surface bearing information
2	Middle High German	schilt	—
3	Old High German	scilt	—
4	Proto-West Germanic	skeldu	shield
5	Proto-Germanic	skelduz	shield
6	Proto-Indo-European	(s)keit-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European némesos →