Where does “kidneywood” come from?
kidneywood (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.
kidneywood (English): Any of the genus "Eysenhardtia" of flowering...
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- Any of the genus "Eysenhardtia" of flowering...
Ancestry of “kidneywood”, step by step
kidneywood 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 Wood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 2 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 3 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 4 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 5 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |