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Where does “nerf” come from?

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

nerf (Middle French): nerve

Definitions

  1. nerve

Ancestry of “nerf”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nerf”

  • nervure
  • nervation
  • nerve
  • nerver
  • nervure
  • nerf
  • nervenkrank
  • Nerven
  • Nervensystem
  • Nervenkrieg
  • nervenzerfetzend
  • Nervengas
  • Nervenstärke
  • nervig
  • nervlich
  • Nervenzelle
  • Sinnesnerv
  • Nerv
  • nervenstark
  • Nervenklinik
  • Nervenheilanstalt
  • nerval
  • nervenaufreibend
  • Nervensäge
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