Where does “nerdishness” come from?
nerdishness (English) comes from English nerdish, from English nerd, from English nerts, from English nuts, from English nut, from Middle English nute, from Old English hnutu, from Proto-West Germanic hnut — to arise, begin.
nerdishness (English): The state or quality of being nerdish
Definitions
- The state or quality of being nerdish
Ancestry of “nerdishness”, step by step
nerdishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nerdish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nerdish | Like a nerd; having the traits of a nerd |
| 2 | English | nerd | A person who is intellectual but generally... |
| 3 | English | nerts | Crazy; nuts; Nuts! Expression of dismay |
| 4 | English | nuts | plural of nut; Testicles; An unbeatable hand; the... |
| 5 | English | nut | A hard-shelled seed; A piece of metal, usually... |
| 6 | Middle English | nute | — |
| 7 | Old English | hnutu | nut |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | hnut | nut |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hnuts | nut |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | knew- | to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |