Where does “finkänslighet” come from?

finkänslighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish finkänslig, 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.

finkänslighet (Swedish): tactfulness, sensitivity

Definitions

  1. tactfulness, sensitivity

Ancestry of “finkänslighet”, step by step

finkänslighet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish finkänslig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfinkänsligtactful, considerate, sensitive
2Swedishkänsligsensitive
3Swedish-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns
4Swedish-og—
5Old Swedish-ogher—
6Old Norse-igr-y
7Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Swedish het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhethot; having a very high temperature; hot;...
2Old Swedishhēterhot
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Swedish -ig →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →