Where does “ømfintlig” come from?

ømfintlig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German empfindlich, from Middle High German enphintlich, from Old High German inphintlich.

ømfintlig (Norwegian Bokmål): sensitive, tender

Definitions

  1. sensitive, tender

Ancestry of “ømfintlig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanempfindlichsensitive
2Middle High Germanenphintlich—
3Old High Germaninphintlich—
Every word from Old High German inphintlich →Every word from Middle High German enphintlich →Every word from German empfindlich →