Where does “nerve” come from?

nerve (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Ancient Greek νεῦρον, from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

nerve (Norwegian Bokmål): nerve

Definitions

  1. nerve

Ancestry of “nerve”, step by step

nerve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek νεῦρον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνεῦρονsinew, tendon; cord, of a slingshot, bowstring;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansnéh₁wr̥sinew, tendon
3Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

via Latin nervus

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

Words derived from “nerve”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snéh₁wr̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek νεῦρον →