Where does “Entmutigung” come from?

Entmutigung (German) comes from German entmutigen, from German mutig, from Middle High German muotic, from Old High German muotag, from Proto-Germanic mōdagaz, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Entmutigung (German): discouragement

Definitions

  1. discouragement

Ancestry of “Entmutigung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanentmutigento discourage
2Germanmutigcourageous
3Middle High Germanmuotic—
4Old High Germanmuotag—
5Proto-Germanicmōdagazbrave; courageous; bold
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōdagaz →