Where does “zartfühlig” come from?

zartfühlig (German) comes from German zart, from Middle High German zart, from Old High German zart, from Proto-Germanic tardaz, from Proto-Indo-European der- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

zartfühlig (German): tenderhearted, compassionate

Definitions

  1. tenderhearted, compassionate

Ancestry of “zartfühlig”, step by step

zartfühlig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzarttender; delicate; fragile, flimsy
2Middle High Germanzart—
3Old High Germanzart—
4Proto-Germanictardaztender
5Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

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 der- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tardaz →Every word from Old High German zart →
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