Where does “hermoväre” come from?

hermoväre (Finnish) comes from Finnish väre, from Finnish väristä, from Proto-Finnic väristäk — to shiver, to quiver, to tremble.

hermoväre (Finnish): tic

Definitions

  1. tic

Ancestry of “hermoväre”, step by step

hermoväre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish väre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväreripple
2Finnishväristäto shiver; to quiver; to tremble
3Proto-Finnicväristäkto shiver, to quiver, to tremble

via Finnish hermo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhermonerve; snap
Every word from Proto-Finnic väristäk →Every word from Finnish väristä →Every word from Finnish väre →