Feeling

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Old English fēlan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch voelen and German fühlen .

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From Middle English felynge, equivalent to feel +‎ -ing.

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feeling (n.)

late 12c., "act of touching, sense of touch," verbal noun from feel (v.). Meaning "a conscious emotion" is mid-14c. Meaning "what one feels (about something), opinion" is from mid-15c. Meaning "capacity to feel" is from 1580s.

feeling (adj.)

c. 1400, "pertaining to the physical senses, sensory," present-participle adjective from feel (v.). Related: Feelingly.