Where does “Nertz” come from?
Nertz (English) comes from English nerts, from English nuts, from English nut, from Middle English nute, from Old English hnutu, from Proto-West Germanic hnut, from Proto-Germanic hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European knew- — to arise, begin.
Nertz (English): A fast-paced multiplayer card game involving multiple decks of playing cards
Definitions
- A fast-paced multiplayer card game involving multiple decks of playing cards
Ancestry of “Nertz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nerts | Crazy; nuts; Nuts! Expression of dismay |
| 2 | English | nuts | plural of nut; Testicles; An unbeatable hand; the... |
| 3 | English | nut | A hard-shelled seed; A piece of metal, usually... |
| 4 | Middle English | nute | — |
| 5 | Old English | hnutu | nut |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hnut | nut |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hnuts | nut |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | knew- | to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |