Where does “Nervenstärke” come from?

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

Nervenstärke (German): composure; nerves of steel

Definitions

  1. composure; nerves of steel

Ancestry of “Nervenstärke”, step by step

Nervenstärke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German nerv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannervnerve
2Frenchnerfnerve; force, power, strength
3Middle Frenchnerfnerve
4Old Frenchnerfnerve
5LatinnervusA sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)new-—

via German Stärke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStärkestrength; starch
2Middle High Germansterke—
3Old High Germansterkī—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)new- →Every word from Latin nervus →Every word from Old French nerf →