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Where does “nerve” come from?

nerve (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch narwe, from Old Dutch narwa, from Polish narwać, from Polish na-, from Old Polish na-, from Proto-Slavic na- — on.

nerve (Dutch): Obsolete form of nerf

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of nerf

Ancestry of “nerve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnarwe—
2Old Dutchnarwa—
3Polishnarwać—
4Polishna-—
5Old Polishna-—
6Proto-Slavicna-on

Words derived from “nerve”

  • nerve
  • nerf
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