Where does “nervositet” come from?

nervositet (Swedish) comes from Swedish nervös, from French nerveux, from Middle French nerfveux, from Old French nerveus, from Latin nervosus, from Latin nervus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)new-.

nervositet (Swedish): nervousness

Definitions

  1. nervousness

Ancestry of “nervositet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnervösnervous
2Frenchnerveuxnervous
3Middle Frenchnerfveuxsinew; tendon
4Old Frenchnerveussinew; tendon
5Latinnervosussinewy; nervous; vigorous, energetic
6LatinnervusA sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or...
7Proto-Indo-European(s)new-—
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