Where does “Regieanweisung” come from?
Regieanweisung (German) comes from German Anweisung, from German anweisen, 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.
Regieanweisung (German): stage direction
Definitions
- stage direction
Ancestry of “Regieanweisung”, step by step
Regieanweisung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Anweisung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Anweisung | directive, order |
| 2 | German | anweisen | to direct, order |
| 3 | German | weisen | to point; to indicate; to show |
| 4 | Middle High German | wīsen | to teach |
| 5 | Old High German | wīsen | to indicate, show |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wīsijan | to make wise, knowing; to show, instruct |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wīsijaną | to make wise, knowing; to show, instruct |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German Regie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Regie | direction |
| 2 | French | régie | administration, commission; state management;... |
| 3 | French | régir | to govern |
| 4 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |