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Where does “feelings” come from?

Feelings derives from the English noun feeling, formed from the Old English verb "feel" with the suffix -ing, which developed from Proto-Germanic -ungō, a nominalizing suffix that created abstract nouns from verbs.

feelings (English): plural of feeling

Definitions

  1. plural of feeling

Ancestry of “feelings”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfeelingEmotionally sensitive; Expressive of great...
2Englishfeel"To use or experience the sense of touch."; "To...
3English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
4Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-āre—
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “feelings”

  • fee-fees
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