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

Obsolete form of nerf

Ancestry of “nerve”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle Dutch	narwe	—
2	Old Dutch	narwa	—
3	Polish	narwać	to pick many, to collect many
4	Polish	na-	added to verbs to make them perfective
5	Old Polish	na-	added to verbs to make them perfective
6	Proto-Slavic	na-	on

Words derived from “nerve”

nerf

Every word from Proto-Slavic na- →Every word from Polish na- →Every word from Old Polish na- →