English

fellowfeel

From fellow + feel.

A compound of fellow + feel

Old Norse félag ‘fellowship, partnership’

Old Norse félagi ‘companion’

Old English fēolaga ‘companion, partner’

Middle English felawe ‘companion, good friend’

Proto-West Germanic *fōlijan ‘to feel’

Old English fēlan ‘to feel’

Middle English felen

English feel

Today it means

verb To empathize or sympathize with.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / fellowfeel