Where does “Jämmerlichkeit” come from?

Jämmerlichkeit (German) comes from German jämmerlich, from German Jammer, from English jammer, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.

Jämmerlichkeit (German): pitifulness

Definitions

  1. pitifulness

Ancestry of “Jämmerlichkeit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanjämmerlichpitiable, miserable
2GermanJammermisery
3EnglishjammerAny device used to jam radio reception; A form of...
4English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
5Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
6Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
7Latin-ārefirst conjugation
8Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
9Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
12Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti