Where does “nerwować” come from?
nerwować (Silesian) comes from French énerver, from Latin enervare, from Latin enervo, from Latin ēnervis, from Latin nervus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)new-.
nerwować (Silesian): to annoy, to irk, to irritate
Definitions
- to annoy, to irk, to irritate
Ancestry of “nerwować”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | énerver | to vex, to get on one's nerves; to unnerve, to... |
| 2 | Latin | enervare | present active infinitive of ēnervō;... |
| 3 | Latin | enervo | I remove the nerves and sinews; I enervate,... |
| 4 | Latin | ēnervis | lacking vigour, weak |
| 5 | Latin | nervus | A sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)new- | — |