Where does “semi-nerdy” come from?
semi-nerdy (English) comes from English nerdy, 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.
semi-nerdy (English): Partially or somewhat nerdy
Definitions
- Partially or somewhat nerdy
Ancestry of “semi-nerdy”, step by step
semi-nerdy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nerdy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nerdy | Being or like a nerd; Of, pertaining to, in the... |
| 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 |