Where does “神経” come from?

神経 (Japanese) comes from Dutch zenuw, from Middle Dutch senewe, from Old Dutch senawa, from Proto-Germanic senawō, from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

神経 (Japanese): sensitivity

Definitions

  1. sensitivity

Ancestry of “神経”, step by step

神経 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zenuw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzenuwnerve
2Middle Dutchsenewe—
3Old Dutchsenawa—
4Proto-Germanicsenawōcord, tendon, sinew; nerve
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnḗh₁wr̥tendon, sinew; sinew, tendon
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

via Japanese shinkei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseshinkei—

Words derived from “神経”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic senawō →