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Where does “einfühlsam” come from?

einfühlsam (German) comes from German einfühlen, from German ein-, from Middle High German īn-, from Old High German in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

einfühlsam (German): sensitive, perceptive, empathic, compassionate

Definitions

  1. sensitive, perceptive, empathic, compassionate

Ancestry of “einfühlsam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinfühlento empathize
2Germanein-generally indicating motion into something; one,...
3Middle High Germanīn-—
4Old High Germaninin
5Proto-West Germanic*in—
6Proto-Germanicinin; into
7Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →