Where does “Unterscheidungsvermögen” come from?

Unterscheidungsvermögen (German) comes from German vermögen, from Middle High German vermügen, from Old High German firmugan.

Unterscheidungsvermögen (German): discernment

Definitions

  1. discernment

Ancestry of “Unterscheidungsvermögen”, step by step

Unterscheidungsvermögen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German vermögen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvermögento be able to; may; to cause someone to do...
2Middle High Germanvermügen—
3Old High Germanfirmugan—

via German Unterscheidung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUnterscheidungdifferentiation, discrimination
Every word from Old High German firmugan →Every word from Middle High German vermügen →Every word from German vermögen →