Where does “Nervenheilanstalt” come from?
Nervenheilanstalt (German) comes from German Heilanstalt, from German heil, from German Heinrich, from Old High German Heimrih, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
Nervenheilanstalt (German): mental hospital, psychiatric hospital
Definitions
- mental hospital, psychiatric hospital
Ancestry of “Nervenheilanstalt”, step by step
Nervenheilanstalt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Heilanstalt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Heilanstalt | sanatorium |
| 2 | German | heil | whole; intact; unhurt; safe; sheltered; innocent;... |
| 3 | German | Heinrich | German given name; Henry |
| 4 | Old High German | Heimrih | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via German nerven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | nerven | to bug, to annoy; to suck, to stink, to blow |