Where does “Querverweis” come from?

Querverweis (German) comes from German Verweis, from German verweisen, from German weisen, from Middle High German wīsen, from Old High German wīsen, from Proto-West Germanic wīsijan, from Proto-Germanic wīsijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą — he, she.

Querverweis (German): cross-reference

Definitions

  1. cross-reference

Ancestry of “Querverweis”, step by step

Querverweis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Verweis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerweisreference
2Germanverweisento refer; to relegate
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

via German quer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanquercrosswise, cross; crosswise, across
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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