Where does “nervøs” come from?

nervøs (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French nerveux, from Middle French nerfveux, from Old French nerveus, from Latin nervosus, from Latin nervus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)new-.

nervøs (Norwegian Nynorsk): nervous

Definitions

  1. nervous

Ancestry of “nervøs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnerveuxnervous
2Middle Frenchnerfveuxsinew; tendon
3Old Frenchnerveussinew; tendon
4Latinnervosussinewy; nervous; vigorous, energetic
5LatinnervusA sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)new-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)new- →Every word from Latin nervus →Every word from Latin nervosus →