Where does “neer” come from?

neer (English) comes from Middle English neere, from Middle High German nerren, from Old High German nerjan, from Proto-West Germanic naʀjan, from Proto-Germanic nazjaną, from Proto-Indo-European nes- — to return home.

neer (English): Kidney

Definitions

  1. Kidney

Ancestry of “neer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishneereAlternative form of nere
2Middle High Germannerren—
3Old High Germannerjan—
4Proto-West Germanicnaʀjanto save, to rescue
5Proto-Germanicnazjanąto save; rescue; heal
6Proto-Indo-Europeannes-to return home
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nes- →