Where does “引け目を感じる” come from?

引け目を感じる (Japanese) comes from Japanese 感じる, from Japanese 感ずる, from Japanese する, from Old Japanese す, from Proto-Japonic *su — nest.

引け目を感じる (Japanese): to feel inferior, to feel small

Definitions

  1. to feel inferior, to feel small

Ancestry of “引け目を感じる”, step by step

引け目を感じる traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 感じる

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese感じるto feel
2Japanese感ずる—
3Japaneseするto exist; to come up; to exist; to be worth; to...
4Old Japaneseすto do; to happen, occur; to be in a state of...
5Proto-Japonic*sunest

via Japanese を

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseをA case particle; A conjunctive particle, usually...
2Proto-Japonicwoaccusative marker; away from, off
Every word from Proto-Japonic *su →Every word from Old Japanese す →Every word from Japanese する →