Where does “medelijden” come from?

medelijden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch medeliden, from Middle High German mitelīden.

medelijden (Dutch): compassion, sympathy for the suffering of another

Definitions

  1. compassion, sympathy for the suffering of another

Ancestry of “medelijden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmedeliden—
2Middle High Germanmitelīden—

Words derived from “medelijden”

Every word from Middle High German mitelīden →Every word from Middle Dutch medeliden →