Where does “nier” come from?
nier (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch nier, from Middle Dutch niere, from Old Dutch *nioro, from Proto-Germanic neurô, from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós — kidney.
nier (Afrikaans): kidney
Ancestry of “nier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | nier | A kidney; An animal kidney eaten as a food |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | niere | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | *nioro | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | neurô | kidney; testicle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷʰrós | kidney |