Where does “outnerve” come from?
outnerve (English) comes from English out, from Middle English oute, from Old English ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
outnerve (English): To show more nerve than
Definitions
- To show more nerve than
Ancestry of “outnerve”, step by step
outnerve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English out
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | out | Away from the inside, centre or other point of... |
| 2 | Middle English | oute | out |
| 3 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via English nerve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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- | — |