Where does “schmerzempfindlich” come from?

schmerzempfindlich (German) comes from German empfindlich, from Middle High German enphintlich, from Old High German inphintlich.

schmerzempfindlich (German): sensitive to pain

Definitions

  1. sensitive to pain

Ancestry of “schmerzempfindlich”, step by step

schmerzempfindlich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German empfindlich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanempfindlichsensitive
2Middle High Germanenphintlich—
3Old High Germaninphintlich—

via German schmerz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschmerzphysical pain, ache (practically, as a sensation)
2Middle High Germansmerze—
3Old High Germansmerza—
Every word from Old High German inphintlich →Every word from Middle High German enphintlich →Every word from German empfindlich →