Where does “nerf vague” come from?

nerf vague (French) comes from French vague, from Middle French vague, from Old French vague, from Old Norse vágr, from Proto-Germanic wēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

nerf vague (French): vagus nerve

Definitions

  1. vagus nerve

Ancestry of “nerf vague”, step by step

nerf vague traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via French vague

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvaguewave; vague; vagueness
2Middle Frenchvague
3Old Frenchvaguemovement on the surface of a liquid, ripple
4Old Norsevágrocean, sea; inlet, bay
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via French nerf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnerfnerve; force, power, strength
2Middle Frenchnerfnerve
3Old Frenchnerfnerve
4LatinnervusA sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)new-

via New Latin nervus vagus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinnervus vagus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wēgazEvery word from Old Norse vágr