Where does “nerdvana” come from?
nerdvana (English) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic hnuts — to arise, begin.
nerdvana (English): A place or state of happiness and fulfillment for...
Definitions
- A place or state of happiness and fulfillment for...
Ancestry of “nerdvana”, step by step
nerdvana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nerd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nerd | A person who is intellectual but generally... |
| 2 | English | nerts | Crazy; nuts; Nuts! Expression of dismay |
| 3 | English | nuts | plural of nut; Testicles; An unbeatable hand; the... |
| 4 | English | nut | A hard-shelled seed; A piece of metal, usually... |
| 5 | Middle English | nute | — |
| 6 | Old English | hnutu | nut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hnut | nut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hnuts | nut |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | knew- | to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |
via English nirvana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nirvana | Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | निर्वाण | blowing out, extinction, cessation, setting,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | निस् | out, forth, away &c |
| 4 | Sanskrit | नि | down; back; in, into |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ní | down, downwards; in, into |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ni | down |