Where does “meelijwekkend” come from?

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

meelijwekkend (Dutch): causing pity or sympathy; pitiful, pathetic

Definitions

  1. causing pity or sympathy; pitiful, pathetic

Ancestry of “meelijwekkend”, step by step

meelijwekkend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch meelij

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchmeelijAlternative form of medelijden
2Dutchmedelijdencompassion, sympathy for the suffering of another
3Middle Dutchmedeliden—
4Middle High Germanmitelīden—

via Dutch wekkend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwekkend
Every word from Middle High German mitelīden →Every word from Middle Dutch medeliden →Every word from Dutch medelijden →