Where does “sanftfühlig” come from?

sanftfühlig (German) comes from German sanft, from Middle High German semfte, from Old High German semfti, from Old High German -ī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

sanftfühlig (German): sensitive

Definitions

  1. sensitive

Ancestry of “sanftfühlig”, step by step

sanftfühlig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German sanft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansanftgentle
2Middle High Germansemfte—
3Old High Germansemftisoft; softness
4Old High German-ī-ness
5Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
6Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via German Fühlen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFühlengerund of fühlen; feeling
2Middle High Germanvüelen—
3Old High Germanfuolento feel
4Proto-West Germanic*fōlijanto feel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Old High German -ī →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →