Where does “eifühn” come from?

eifühn (Bavarian) comes from Bavarian ei-, from Middle High German īn-, from Old High German in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

eifühn (Bavarian): to empathize

Definitions

  1. to empathize

Ancestry of “eifühn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bavarianei-generally indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
2Middle High Germanīn-
3Old High Germaninin
4Proto-West Germanic*in
5Proto-Germanicinin; into
6Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European énEvery word from Proto-Germanic inEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *in