Where does “nyre” come from?

nyre (Danish) comes from Old Danish [[nyræ]], [[niuræ]], from Old Norse nýra, from Proto-Germanic neurô, from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós — kidney.

nyre (Danish): kidney

Definitions

  1. kidney

Ancestry of “nyre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danish[[nyræ]], [[niuræ]]—
2Old Norsenýrakidney
3Proto-Germanicneurôkidney; testicle
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney

Words derived from “nyre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic neurô →Every word from Old Norse nýra →