Where does “nervurer” come from?

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

nervurer (French): to rib (make architectural ribs on a vault)

Definitions

  1. to rib (make architectural ribs on a vault)

Ancestry of “nervurer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnervurenervure
2Frenchnerfnerve; force, power, strength
3Middle Frenchnerfnerve
4Old Frenchnerfnerve
5LatinnervusA sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)new-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)new- →Every word from Latin nervus →Every word from Old French nerf →