Where does “forekidney” come from?
forekidney (English) comes from English Fore, from German Fahr, from German Fähre, from Middle High German verren, from Old High German ferrana, from Old High German ferro, from Proto-West Germanic *ferrō, from Proto-Germanic ferrai — passed , crossed.
forekidney (English): The pronephros
Definitions
- The pronephros
Ancestry of “forekidney”, step by step
forekidney traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Fore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fore | A people of Papua New Guinea |
| 2 | German | Fahr | — |
| 3 | German | Fähre | ferry |
| 4 | Middle High German | verren | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ferrana | from afar |
| 6 | Old High German | ferro | afar; skipper |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *ferrō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English kidney
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kidney | An organ in the body that filters the blood,... |
| 2 | Middle English | kideney | The kidneys as the source of feelings |
| 3 | Middle English | kidenere | kidney |
| 4 | Middle English | nere | kidney; near; weren't |
| 5 | Middle Low German | nēre | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *neurō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | neurô | kidney; testicle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷʰrós | kidney |