Where does “nerv” come from?

nerv (Swedish) comes from Latin nervus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)new-.

nerv (Swedish): a nerve (bundle of neurons, and courage, mental stability, etc., similar to English)

Definitions

  1. a nerve (bundle of neurons, and courage, mental stability, etc., similar to English)

Ancestry of “nerv”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nerv”

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