Where does “neer” come from?

neer (Estonian) comes from Middle Low German nēre, from Proto-West Germanic *neurō, from Proto-Germanic neurô, from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós — kidney.

neer (Estonian): kidney

Definitions

  1. kidney

Ancestry of “neer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germannēre—
2Proto-West Germanic*neurō—
3Proto-Germanicneurôkidney; testicle
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic neurô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *neurō →
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