Where does “nerdete” come from?
nerdete (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk nerd, from English nerd, from English nerts, from English nuts, from English nut, from Middle English nute, from Old English hnutu, from Proto-West Germanic hnut — to arise, begin.
nerdete (Norwegian Nynorsk): nerdy
Definitions
- nerdy
Ancestry of “nerdete”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | nerd | a nerd |
| 2 | English | nerd | A person who is intellectual but generally... |
| 3 | English | nerts | Crazy; nuts; Nuts! Expression of dismay |
| 4 | English | nuts | plural of nut; Testicles; An unbeatable hand; the... |
| 5 | English | nut | A hard-shelled seed; A piece of metal, usually... |
| 6 | Middle English | nute | — |
| 7 | Old English | hnutu | nut |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | hnut | nut |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hnuts | nut |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | knew- | to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |