Where does “mitfühn” come from?

mitfühn (Bavarian) comes from Bavarian fühn, from Middle High German vüelen, from Old High German fuolen, from Proto-West Germanic *fōlijan — to feel.

mitfühn (Bavarian): to feel for, to sympathise

Definitions

  1. to feel for, to sympathise

Ancestry of “mitfühn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bavarianfühnto feel (a thing, sensation, emotion)
2Middle High Germanvüelen—
3Old High Germanfuolento feel
4Proto-West Germanic*fōlijanto feel
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fōlijan →Every word from Old High German fuolen →Every word from Middle High German vüelen →