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nerf

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(Inglés)

(feminine) grain of wood
(dated, feminine) a similar line in leather, paper, etc.

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/nɛrf/

Herdado de Middle Dutch

Herdado de Old Dutch

Relativo a alemán

In summary

From earlier nerve, from Middle Dutch *narwe, either inherited from Old Dutch *narwa or borrowed from Middle Low German narwe, eventually from Proto-Germanic *narwō, from earlier *arwaz (“scar”). For the change of -rwe → -rf, compare verf. Cognate with German Narbe (“scar”).