Where does “Nervesee” come from?
Nervesee (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish See, from Old High German saga, from Proto-West Germanic sagā, from Proto-Germanic sagǭ, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷe-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
Nervesee (Luxembourgish): pain in the neck, pain in the ass
Definitions
- pain in the neck, pain in the ass
Ancestry of “Nervesee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Luxembourgish | See | saw |
| 2 | Old High German | saga | story |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sagā | story |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sagǭ | story |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷe- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |