Where does “zenuwstelsel” come from?

zenuwstelsel (Dutch) comes from Dutch zenuw, 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.

zenuwstelsel (Dutch): nervous system

Definitions

  1. nervous system

Ancestry of “zenuwstelsel”, step by step

zenuwstelsel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zenuw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzenuwnerve
2Middle Dutchsenewe—
3Old Dutchsenawa—
4Proto-Germanicsenawōcord, tendon, sinew; nerve
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnḗh₁wr̥tendon, sinew; sinew, tendon
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

via Dutch stelsel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstelselsystem
2Dutchstellento position; place; to state, to put forward; to...
3Middle Dutchstellen
4Old Dutchstellen—
5Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic senawō →