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Where does “Nierenversagen” come from?

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

Nierenversagen (German): kidney failure, renal failure

Definitions

  1. kidney failure, renal failure

Ancestry of “Nierenversagen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNierenplural of Niere
2GermanNierekidney; testicle
3Middle High Germannierekidney; testicle
4Old High Germanniorokidney; testicles
5Proto-Germanicneurôkidney; testicle
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney
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