Where does “herkistellä” come from?

herkistellä (Finnish) comes from Finnish herkistää, from Finnish herkkä, from Proto-Finnic herkkä — sensitive, delicate.

herkistellä (Finnish): to get or act sentimental or emotional

Definitions

  1. to get or act sentimental or emotional

Ancestry of “herkistellä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishherkistääto sensitize
2Finnishherkkädelicate, vulnerable; physically sensitive,...
3Proto-Finnicherkkäsensitive, delicate

Words derived from “herkistellä”

Every word from Proto-Finnic herkkä →Every word from Finnish herkkä →Every word from Finnish herkistää →