Where does “idegesség” come from?

idegesség (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ideges, from Hungarian ideg, from Proto-Uralic jänte — string.

idegesség (Hungarian): nervousness

Definitions

  1. nervousness

Ancestry of “idegesség”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianidegesnervous, worried; annoyed, tense
2Hungarianidegnerve; bowstring; string of lute
3Proto-Uralicjäntestring

Words derived from “idegesség

Every word from Proto-Uralic jänteEvery word from Hungarian idegEvery word from Hungarian ideges