Where does “gefühlsselig” come from?

gefühlsselig (German) comes from German selig, from Middle High German sælic, from Old High German sālig, from Proto-West Germanic sālīg, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

gefühlsselig (German): sentimental, maudlin

Definitions

  1. sentimental, maudlin

Ancestry of “gefühlsselig”, step by step

gefühlsselig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German selig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanseligvery or deeply happy; overjoyed; expressing such...
2Middle High Germansælichappy, joyful; blessed, blissful
3Old High Germansālighappy
4Proto-West Germanicsālīgblissful, prosperous, happy
5Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via German Gefühls

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGefühlsgenitive singular of Gefühl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Proto-Germanic -gazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic -g