Where does “fijngevoelig” come from?

fijngevoelig (Dutch) comes from Dutch gevoelig, from Dutch -ig, from Middle Dutch -ich, from Old Dutch -ig, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

fijngevoelig (Dutch): tactful

Definitions

  1. tactful

Ancestry of “fijngevoelig”, step by step

fijngevoelig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gevoelig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgevoeligsensitive
2Dutch-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; -ed, having
3Middle Dutch-ich-y
4Old Dutch-ig—
5Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Dutch fijn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchfijnnice, pleasant; fine, thin; delicate, meticulous
2Middle Dutchfijnfine
3Old Frenchfinfine, delicate
4Latinfīnisend
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰnh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →