Where does “nerfus” come from?

nerfus (Welsh) comes from Welsh nerf, from English nerve, from Middle English nerve, from Medieval Latin nervus, from Latin nervus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)new-.

nerfus (Welsh): nervous

Definitions

  1. nervous

Ancestry of “nerfus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshnerfnerve
2EnglishnerveA bundle of neurons with their connective tissue...
3Middle EnglishnerveA nerve bundle of neurons
4Medieval Latinnervusnerve; A sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord,...
5LatinnervusA sinew, tendon, nerve, muscle; A cord, string or...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)new-

Words derived from “nerfus

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