Where does “mitleiderregend” come from?

mitleiderregend (German) comes from German Mitleid, from Middle High German mitelīden.

mitleiderregend (German): pitiful, pathetic

Definitions

  1. pitiful, pathetic

Ancestry of “mitleiderregend”, step by step

mitleiderregend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Mitleid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMitleidpity, compassion
2Middle High Germanmitelīden—

via German erregend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanerregendpresent participle of erregen; causing; arousing
Every word from Middle High German mitelīden →