Hinweis German · revision 35308

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|origins=gem-pro *wīsijaną}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /ˈhɪnvaɪ̯s/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''Hinweis''' ''m'' (genitive Hinweises, plural Hinweise)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[der|de|hinweisen|t=to point to, draw attention to]], a noun formed from the stem of the verb without a suffix.^(Wiktionary)^(Wiktionary DE) The verb is made of [[hin]] “there, towards” and [[weisen]] “to show, point”.^(Adelung 1793|2, 1202)^(Wiktionary)

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+ That verb is [[gmh|wīsen]], [[goh|wīsen]], from [[gem-pro|*wīsijaną]], which also gave [[osx|wīsian]], [[ang|wīsian]] and [[non|vísa]].^(Kluge 2011|980)^(Pfeifer 1993) Pfeifer, Paul and the Duden etymological dictionary derive it from the adjective [[weise]] “wise” and take it to mean properly “to make knowing”.^(Pfeifer 1993)^(Paul 2002)^(Duden 7 2020|926) Kluge also connects it with the root of [[wissen]] “to know”, but finds the morphology unclear and thinks a derivation from the adjective unlikely.^(Kluge 2011|980)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Adelung defines the verb ''hinweisen'' as pointing to a place away from the speaker, the opposite of ''herweisen''.^(Adelung 1793|2, 1202) Campe glosses it as “to point there” and records the grammatical term ''hinweisendes Fürwort'' for the demonstrative pronoun.^(Campe 1807|2, 735) Goethe used it often in the sense of drawing someone's attention to something, which accounts for over half of his records.^(GWB|4, 1271) The noun ''Hinweis'' has the senses of this use: a piece of advice or a remark that points someone towards something, and a sign that suggests something.^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary DE)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1793 – Adelung records ''hinweisen'' “to direct to a distant place”.^(Adelung 1793|2, 1202)

+ * 1807 – Campe records ''hinweisendes Fürwort'' “demonstrative pronoun”.^(Campe 1807|2, 735)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A [[m|en|hint]], tip or piece of advice; a remark or notice that draws attention to something or suggests a course of action: ''Danke für den Hinweis auf die neue Ausstellung!''^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

+ # An indication or [[m|en|clue]] that points to something: ''Die Polizei bittet die Bevölkerung um Hinweise.''^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[Hinweisschild]]

+ * [[Hinweisgeber]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[hinweisen]]

+ * [[weisen]]

+ * [[weise]]

+ * [[wissen]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ In official language ''unter Hinweis auf'' means “with reference to”, as when a request is refused with reference to the relevant regulations.^(Duden GWDS 1999)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}