Where does “overfølsomhet” come from?
overfølsomhet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål følsomhet, 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.
overfølsomhet (Norwegian Bokmål): oversensitivity
Definitions
- oversensitivity
Ancestry of “overfølsomhet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | følsomhet | sensitivity |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | følsom | sensitive |
| 3 | German | empfindsam | sensitive, tender, compassionate |
| 4 | German | -sam | Used to form adjectives from verbs, nouns, and... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | samaz | same, alike |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | somHós | same, alike |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |