Where does “Zuwendung” come from?

Zuwendung (German) comes from German zuwenden, from German zu-, from Middle High German zuo-, from Old High German zuo-, from Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Zuwendung (German): friendly and kind attention; loving care; love and care

Definitions

  1. friendly and kind attention; loving care; love and care

Ancestry of “Zuwendung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzuwendento turn to; to devote oneself to; to turn...
2Germanzu-Prefix meaning to, to-, at, on, by; Obsolete form...
3Middle High Germanzuo-
4Old High Germanzuo-
5Proto-West Germanic*tō
6Proto-Germanicto
7Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deEvery word from Proto-Germanic Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tō