Where does “medfølelse” come from?

medfølelse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål med, from Danish med, from Old Norse með, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

medfølelse (Norwegian Bokmål): compassion, sympathy

Definitions

  1. compassion, sympathy

Ancestry of “medfølelse”, step by step

medfølelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål med

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmedwith; by; of
2Danishmedwith; by; including, counting
3Old Norsemeðwith, along with
4Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Norwegian Bokmål følelse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfølelsefeeling, sensation
2Norwegian Bokmålføleto feel; to feel, sense
3Old Norsefolifoal
4Proto-Germanicfulôfoal
5Proto-Indo-European"pl̥Hon-"—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpōlH-animal young
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic midi →