Where does “wegweisend” come from?
wegweisend (German) comes from German weisend, 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 — he, she.
wegweisend (German): pointing the way (ahead), pioneering, pathbreaking
Definitions
- pointing the way (ahead), pioneering, pathbreaking
Ancestry of “wegweisend”, step by step
wegweisend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German weisend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | weisend | present participle of weisen; pointing |
| 2 | German | weisen | to point; to indicate; to show |
| 3 | Middle High German | wīsen | to teach |
| 4 | Old High German | wīsen | to indicate, show |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wīsijan | to make wise, knowing; to show, instruct |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wīsijaną | to make wise, knowing; to show, instruct |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |