Where does “Niere” come from?

Niere (German) comes from Middle High German niere, from Old High German nioro, from Proto-Germanic neurô, from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós — kidney.

Niere (German): kidney; testicle

Definitions

  1. kidney; testicle

Ancestry of “Niere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannierekidney; testicle
2Old High Germanniorokidney; testicles
3Proto-Germanicneurôkidney; testicle
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney

Words derived from “Niere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic neurô →Every word from Old High German nioro →