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Where does “känslomässig” come from?

känslomässig (Swedish) comes from Swedish -mässig, from German -mäßig, from German maß, from Middle High German māz, from Old High German māza, from Pali mātu, from Proto-Germanic mētō, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

känslomässig (Swedish): emotional; which arouses emotions

Definitions

  1. emotional; which arouses emotions

Ancestry of “känslomässig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedish-mässigcapable, characteristic, fitting, accordingly,...
2German-mäßig-like; -wise
3Germanmaßfirst/third-person singular preterite of messen
4Middle High Germanmāz—
5Old High Germanmāza—
6Palimātugen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of...
7Proto-Germanicmētōmeasure; size
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
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