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Sources for Etymology:
- Check "wohlwollend" on DWDS.de
Biggest German Dictionary, great for etymology, usage frequency and collocations) - "wohlwollend" on Wiktionary (English version)
(For etymological connections across European languages. Not always accurate) - Etymonline.com - Origins of English words
My favorite source for the origin of English words.
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the thing with the english phrase “well meaning” is that its almost always used in conjuction with the idea that the intention are good but the result are negaitve in some way. e.g. “he meant well (but I actually found it quiet upsetting)” or “while the parents meant well the endless afterschool lessons ended up causing the child a lot of stress”
Does “wohlwollend” have this sense because looking on linguee “well meaning” was not a possible translation
Wow, interesting!
I wasn’t aware of that, and I usually go to “dict.cc” as a reference.
No, the German “wohlwollend” is indeed positive, so it doesn’t seem to match up with “well-meaning”. I changed the translations now.