Where does “nerver” come from?

nerver (French) comes from French nerf, from Middle French nerf, from Old French nerf, from Latin nervus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)new-.

nerver (French): to cord

Definitions

  1. to cord

Ancestry of “nerver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnerfnerve; force, power, strength
2Middle Frenchnerfnerve
3Old Frenchnerfnerve
4LatinnervusA sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)new-—

Words derived from “nerver”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)new- →Every word from Latin nervus →Every word from Old French nerf →
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