Etymograph

English

himpathize

Blend of him + sympathize, or of himpathy + sympathize.

A blend of him + sympathize

Proto-Indo-European *ḱís ‘this’

Proto-Germanic *hiz ‘this’

Proto-Germanic *himmai ‘to this, to this one’

Old English him ‘him’

Middle English him

English him

French sympathie ‘sympathy’

French sympathiser ‘to hit it off’

English sympathize

Today it means

verb To exhibit himpathy; to inappropriately sympathize with men or boys, especially ones guilty of sexual transgressions.

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