Where does “narfenkrank” come from?

narfenkrank (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch krank, from Low German krank, from Middle Low German krank, from Old Saxon krank, from Proto-West Germanic krank, from Proto-Germanic krankaz, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

narfenkrank (Plautdietsch): neurotic

Definitions

  1. neurotic

Ancestry of “narfenkrank”, step by step

narfenkrank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch krank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plautdietschkrankill, sick
2Low Germankrank—
3Middle Low Germankrank—
4Old Saxonkrank—
5Proto-West Germanickrankweak, sick
6Proto-Germanickrankazbent; crooked; weak
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Plautdietsch Narf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschNarfnerve
2Germannervnerve
3Frenchnerfnerve; force, power, strength
4Middle Frenchnerfnerve
5Old Frenchnerfnerve
6LatinnervusA sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or...
7Proto-Indo-European(s)new-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krankaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic krank →