Where does “Nervengas” come from?

Nervengas (German) comes from German nerv, from French nerf, from Middle French nerf, from Old French nerf, from Latin nervus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)new-.

Nervengas (German): nerve gas

Definitions

  1. nerve gas

Ancestry of “Nervengas”, step by step

Nervengas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German nerv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannervnerve
2Frenchnerfnerve; force, power, strength
3Middle Frenchnerfnerve
4Old Frenchnerfnerve
5LatinnervusA sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)new-—

via German Gas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGasgas matter in a physical state between liquid and plasma
2Dutchgasgas; liquefied petroleum gas; unpaved street
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)new- →Every word from Latin nervus →Every word from Old French nerf →