Etymology

unnerve

U1N1N1E1R1V4E1

Today it means: To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to enfeeble. Compare enervate. Full definition →

English nerve ← Middle English on- ← Old English on-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Germanic*anda-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*anda-
  5. Old Englishand-
  6. Old Englishon-
  7. Middle Englishon-
  8. Englishun-
  9. Englishnerve
  10. English todayunnerve

From un- + nerve.

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