Where does “nerv” come from?
nerv (German) comes from French nerf, from Middle French nerf, from Old French nerf, from Latin nervus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)new-.
Ancestry of “nerv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | nerf | nerve; force, power, strength |
| 2 | Middle French | nerf | nerve |
| 3 | Old French | nerf | nerve |
| 4 | Latin | nervus | A sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)new- | — |