Where does “Nervennahrung” come from?

Nervennahrung (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-.

Nervennahrung (German): comfort food food consumed to alleviate stress, or to cheer up

Definitions

  1. comfort food food consumed to alleviate stress, or to cheer up

Ancestry of “Nervennahrung”, step by step

Nervennahrung 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 Nahrung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNahrungfood and drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)new-Every word from Latin nervusEvery word from Old French nerf