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
- simple past tense and past participle of nerve;...
Ancestry of “nerved”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | nerve | A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue... |
| 2 | Middle English | nerve | A nerve bundle of neurons |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | nervus | nerve; A sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord,... |
| 4 | Latin | nervus | A sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)new- | — |
Words derived from “nerved”