Where does “kidneyshell” come from?
kidneyshell (English) comes from English kidney, from Middle English kideney, from Middle English kidenere, from Middle English nere, from Middle Low German nēre, from Proto-West Germanic *neurō, from Proto-Germanic neurô, from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós — kidney.
kidneyshell (English): Any of various freshwater mussels in the genus...
Definitions
- Any of various freshwater mussels in the genus...
Ancestry of “kidneyshell”, step by step
kidneyshell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English Shell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Shell | A diminutive of the female given name Michelle or Shelly |
| 2 | Middle English | schelle | — |
| 3 | Old English | sċiell | shell |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skallju | scale; shell |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaljō | shell; husk; rind; peel |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |