Where does “nier” come from?

nier (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch niere, from Old Dutch *nioro, from Proto-Germanic neurô, from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós — kidney.

nier (Dutch): A kidney; An animal kidney eaten as a food

Definitions

  1. A kidney; An animal kidney eaten as a food

Ancestry of “nier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchniere—
2Old Dutch*niorokidney
3Proto-Germanicneurôkidney; testicle
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney

Words derived from “nier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic neurô →Every word from Old Dutch *nioro →