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

  1. to recommend; to advocate; to commend; to offer...

Ancestry of “empfehlen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanenpfelhen—
2Old High Germanintfelhan—
3Old High Germanfelhanto entrust, to confide; to preserve; to sow
4Proto-West Germanicfelhanto push in
5Proto-Germanicfelhanąto enter, to go inside; to put inside, to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpele(w)-—

Words derived from “empfehlen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pele(w)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic felhaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic felhan →