Where does “Sprachgefühl” come from?
Sprachgefühl (English) comes from German Sprachgefühl, from German gefühl, from German ge-, from Middle High German ge-, from Old High German ga-, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — resin, gum; to say, speak.
Sprachgefühl (English): The instinctive or intuitive grasp of the natural...
Definitions
- The instinctive or intuitive grasp of the natural...
Ancestry of “Sprachgefühl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sprachgefühl | the instinctive or intuitive grasp of the natural... |
| 2 | German | gefühl | feeling either physical sensation or emotion |
| 3 | German | ge- | Forms collective nouns, almost always neuter... |
| 4 | Middle High German | ge- | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ga- | with |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ga- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |