Where does “ufølsomhed” come from?

ufølsomhed (Danish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ufølsom, from Norwegian Bokmål følsom, from German empfindsam, from German -sam, from Proto-Germanic samaz, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

ufølsomhed (Danish): insensitivity, insensibility

Definitions

  1. insensitivity, insensibility

Ancestry of “ufølsomhed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålufølsominsensitive, unfeeling
2Norwegian Bokmålfølsomsensitive
3Germanempfindsamsensitive, tender, compassionate
4German-samUsed to form adjectives from verbs, nouns, and...
5Proto-Germanicsamazsame, alike
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHósEvery word from Proto-Germanic samaz