nudge (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[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)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
"complainer, nagger," 1960s, from Yiddish, from Slavic words meaning "fret, ache," realted to the root of nudnik (q.v.).
nudge (n.2)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
"a slight push," 1836, from nudge (v.).