Where does “zenuw” come from?

zenuw (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch senewe, from Old Dutch senawa, from Proto-Germanic senawō, from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

zenuw (Dutch): nerve

Definitions

  1. nerve

Ancestry of “zenuw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsenewe—
2Old Dutchsenawa—
3Proto-Germanicsenawōcord, tendon, sinew; nerve
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnḗh₁wr̥tendon, sinew; sinew, tendon
5Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

Words derived from “zenuw”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic senawō →