Where does “nerf” come from?
nerf (French) comes from Middle French nerf, from Old French nerf, from Latin nervus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)new-.
nerf (French): nerve; force, power, strength
Definitions
- nerve; force, power, strength
Ancestry of “nerf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | nerf | nerve |
| 2 | Old French | nerf | nerve |
| 3 | Latin | nervus | A sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)new- | — |
Words derived from “nerf”