Where does “nerf” come from?

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

nerf (Old French): nerve

Definitions

  1. nerve

Ancestry of “nerf”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nerf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)new- →Every word from Latin nervus →
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