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Where does “hinweisen” come from?

hinweisen (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

hinweisen (German): to portend; to point out

Definitions

  1. to portend; to point out

Ancestry of “hinweisen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanweisento point; to indicate; to show
2Middle High Germanwīsen—
3Old High Germanwīsen—
4Proto-West Germanicwīsijanto make wise, knowing; to show, instruct
5Proto-Germanicwīsijanąto make wise, knowing; to show, instruct
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “hinweisen”

  • Gefahrenhinweis
  • Sicherheitshinweis
  • Hinweis
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