Where does “empfehlen” come from?
empfehlen (German) comes from Middle High German enpfelhen, from Old High German intfelhan, from Old High German felhan, from Proto-West Germanic felhan, from Proto-Germanic felhaną, from Proto-Indo-European pele(w)-.
empfehlen (German): to recommend; to advocate; to commend; to offer...
Definitions
- to recommend; to advocate; to commend; to offer...
Ancestry of “empfehlen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | enpfelhen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | intfelhan | — |
| 3 | Old High German | felhan | to entrust, to confide; to preserve; to sow |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | felhan | to push in |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | felhaną | to enter, to go inside; to put inside, to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pele(w)- | — |
Words derived from “empfehlen”