Where does “神経細胞” come from?

神経細胞 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 神経, 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.

神経細胞 (Japanese): a nerve cell

Definitions

  1. a nerve cell

Ancestry of “神経細胞”, step by step

神経細胞 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 神経

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese神経sensitivity
2Dutchzenuwnerve
3Middle Dutchsenewe
4Old Dutchsenawa
5Proto-Germanicsenawōcord, tendon, sinew; nerve
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnḗh₁wr̥tendon, sinew; sinew, tendon
7Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

via Japanese 細胞

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese細胞a cell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥Every word from Proto-Germanic senawō