Where does “nervesystem” come from?

nervesystem (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål system, from Ancient Greek σύστημα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

nervesystem (Norwegian Bokmål): nervous system

Definitions

  1. nervous system

Ancestry of “nervesystem”, step by step

nervesystem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål system

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsystema system
2Ancient Greekσύστημαa whole made of several parts or members, system;...
3Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
4Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

via Norwegian Bokmål nerve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnervenerve
2Ancient Greekνεῦρονsinew, tendon; cord, of a slingshot, bowstring;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnéh₁wr̥sinew, tendon
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek -μᾰ →Every word from Ancient Greek σύστημα →