Etymology Explorer › SwedishWhere does “finkänslig” come from? finkänslig (Swedish) comes from Swedish känslig, from Swedish -ig, from Swedish -og, from Old Swedish -ogher, from Old Norse -igr, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
finkänslig (Swedish): tactful, considerate, sensitive
Definitions tactful, considerate, sensitive Ancestry of “finkänslig”, step by step finkänslig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish känslig Step Language Word Meaning 1 Swedish känslig sensitive 2 Swedish -ig -y; forms adjectives from nouns 3 Swedish -og — 4 Old Swedish -ogher — 5 Old Norse -igr -y 6 Proto-Germanic -gaz -y 7 Proto-Indo-European -ḱos -y, -ic
via Swedish fin Step Language Word Meaning 1 Swedish fin fine, elegant; good, excellent; thin 2 French fin end, close, finish; end, end goal, objective,... 3 Middle French fin end; finish; death 4 Old French fin fine, delicate 5 Latin fīnis end 6 Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- —
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