Where does “nýra” come from?

nýra (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse nýra, from Proto-Germanic neurô, from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós — kidney.

nýra (Icelandic): kidney

Definitions

  1. kidney

Ancestry of “nýra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenýrakidney
2Proto-Germanicneurôkidney; testicle
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic neurô →Every word from Old Norse nýra →