Where does “Nier” come from?

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

Nier (Hunsrik): kidney

Definitions

  1. kidney

Ancestry of “Nier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannierekidney; testicle
2Old High Germanniorokidney; testicles
3Proto-Germanicneurôkidney; testicle
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic neurô →Every word from Old High German nioro →
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