Where does “nerved” come from?

Nerved derives from Middle English -ed, Latin nervus (sinew, tendon), and Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥ and (s)neh₁-, meaning to bind or twist.

nerved (English): simple past tense and past participle of nerve;...

Definitions

  1. simple past tense and past participle of nerve;...

Ancestry of “nerved”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnerveA bundle of neurons with their connective tissue...
2Middle EnglishnerveA nerve bundle of neurons
3Medieval Latinnervusnerve; A sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord,...
4LatinnervusA sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)new-—

Words derived from “nerved”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)new- →Every word from Latin nervus →Every word from Medieval Latin nervus →