- nudge (v.)
[nudge 词源字典]
- "to push slightly with the elbow," 1670s, perhaps from Scandinavian (compare Norwegian nugge, nyggje "to jostle, rub;" Icelandic nugga "to rub, massage"). Related: Nudged; nudging.[nudge etymology, nudge origin, 英语词源]
- nudge (n.1)
- "complainer, nagger," 1960s, from Yiddish, from Slavic words meaning "fret, ache," realted to the root of nudnik (q.v.).
- nudge (n.2)
- "a slight push," 1836, from nudge (v.).