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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 感じる | to feel |
| 2 | Japanese | 感ずる | — |
| 3 | Japanese | する | to exist; to come up; to exist; to be worth; to... |
| 4 | Old Japanese | す | to do; to happen, occur; to be in a state of... |
| 5 | Proto-Japonic | *su | nest |
via Japanese を
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | を | A case particle; A conjunctive particle, usually... |
| 2 | Proto-Japonic | wo | accusative marker; away from, off |