Where does “Nierentransplantation” come from?

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

Nierentransplantation (German): kidney transplantation

Definitions

  1. kidney transplantation

Ancestry of “Nierentransplantation”, step by step

Nierentransplantation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German niere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannierekidney organ
2Middle High Germannierekidney; testicle
3Old High Germanniorokidney; testicles
4Proto-Germanicneurôkidney; testicle
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney

via German Transplantation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTransplantationtransplantation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic neurô →Every word from Old High German nioro →