Where does “Empfehlung” come from?
Empfehlung (German) comes from German empfehlen, from Middle High German enpfelhen, from Old High German intfelhan, from Old High German felhan, from Proto-West Germanic felhan, from Proto-Germanic felhaną, from Proto-Indo-European pele(w)-.
Empfehlung (German): recommendation
Definitions
- recommendation
Ancestry of “Empfehlung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | empfehlen | to recommend; to advocate; to commend; to offer... |
| 2 | Middle High German | enpfelhen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | intfelhan | — |
| 4 | Old High German | felhan | to entrust, to confide; to preserve; to sow |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | felhan | to push in |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | felhaną | to enter, to go inside; to put inside, to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pele(w)- | — |