Where does “Wohlfühlmodus” come from?

Wohlfühlmodus (German) comes from German wohlfühlen, from German Wohl, from Middle High German wol, from Old High German wola, from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

Wohlfühlmodus (German): comfort (mode), ease

Definitions

  1. comfort (mode), ease

Ancestry of “Wohlfühlmodus”, step by step

Wohlfühlmodus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wohlfühlen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwohlfühlento feel comfortable
2GermanWohlgood; weal; wealthy
3Middle High Germanwolwell
4Old High Germanwolawell
5Proto-Germanic*wela—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via German modus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmodusmode predesigned set of states or rules
2Latinmodusmeasure
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →