Where does “аусвайс” come from?
аусвайс (Russian) comes from German Ausweis, from German ausweisen, 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.
аусвайс (Russian): an ID, a document issued by German authorities, e.g. during the occupation of a large area of the Soviet Union during World War II
Definitions
- an ID, a document issued by German authorities, e.g. during the occupation of a large area of the Soviet Union during World War II
Ancestry of “аусвайс”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ausweis | identity document; identity card, ID card |
| 2 | German | ausweisen | to expel; show, display; to prove one's identity |
| 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 |