Where does “Warnhinweis” come from?

Warnhinweis (German) comes from German Hinweis, from German hinweisen, 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.

Warnhinweis (German): warning, warning message, warning sign

Definitions

  1. warning, warning message, warning sign

Ancestry of “Warnhinweis”, step by step

Warnhinweis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hinweis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHinweishint; clue; pointer; an act or thing which makes...
2Germanhinweisento portend; to point out
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 warnen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwarnento warn
2Middle High Germanwarnento watch over, protect
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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