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

Definitions

  1. kidney

Ancestry of “nier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchnierA kidney; An animal kidney eaten as a food
2Middle Dutchniere—
3Old Dutch*niorokidney
4Proto-Germanicneurôkidney; testicle
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic neurô →Every word from Old Dutch *nioro →