Where does “Zirkelbeweis” come from?
Zirkelbeweis (German) comes from German Beweis, from German beweisen, 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.
Zirkelbeweis (German): circular argument
Definitions
- circular argument
Ancestry of “Zirkelbeweis”, step by step
Zirkelbeweis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Beweis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Beweis | proof; evidence, proof |
| 2 | German | beweisen | to prove |
| 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 Zirkel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zirkel | compass; circle |
| 2 | Latin | circulus | circle; An orbit; A ring, hoop |
| 3 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |