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

Definitions

  1. sensitivity

Ancestry of “følsomhet”, step by step

følsomhet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål følsom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfølsomsensitive
2Germanempfindsamsensitive, tender, compassionate
3German-samUsed to form adjectives from verbs, nouns, and...
4Proto-Germanicsamazsame, alike
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Norwegian Bokmål het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhethot; simple past of hete
2Old Norseheitrhot
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat

Words derived from “følsomhet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic samaz →