Where does “tilfinninganæmur” come from?

tilfinninganæmur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tilfinning, from Icelandic til-, from Icelandic til, from Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic til, from Proto-Germanic tilą, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

tilfinninganæmur (Icelandic): sensitive, empathetic

Definitions

  1. sensitive, empathetic

Ancestry of “tilfinninganæmur”, step by step

tilfinninganæmur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic tilfinning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictilfinningfeeling, sentiment
2Icelandictil-to, towards
3Icelandictilto, towards
4Old Norsetilto, towards
5Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
6Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Icelandic næmur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicnæmurquick, fast-thinking, intelligent; sensitive,...
2Old Norsenæmrtalented
3Proto-Germanicnēmiztaking, accepting; takeable, acceptable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tilą →