Where does “følsomhet” come from?
følsomhet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål følsom, from German empfindsam, from German -sam, from Proto-Germanic samaz, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
følsomhet (Norwegian Bokmål): sensitivity
Ancestry of “følsomhet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | følsom | sensitive |
| 2 | German | empfindsam | sensitive, tender, compassionate |
| 3 | German | -sam | Used to form adjectives from verbs, nouns, and... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | samaz | same, alike |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | somHós | same, alike |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
Words derived from “følsomhet”