Where does “Nier” come from?

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

Nier (Luxembourgish): kidney

Definitions

  1. kidney

Ancestry of “Nier”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Nier”

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