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Where does “Gefühl” come from?

Gefühl (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Gefühl (German): feeling; sense of something, instinct

Definitions

  1. feeling; sense of something, instinct

Ancestry of “Gefühl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germange-Forms collective nouns, almost always neuter...
2Middle High Germange-—
3Old High Germanga-with
4Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
5Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “Gefühl”

  • Sprachgefühl
  • gemeinschaftsgefuhl
  • Selbstwertgefühl
  • Gemeinschaftsgefühl
  • Schwächegefühl
  • Sprachgefühl
  • Fingerspitzengefühl
  • gefühlvoll
  • gefühllos
  • Gefühlsregung
  • Gefühlszustand
  • Mitgefühl
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