Where does “nieren” come from?

nieren (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German nerren, from Old High German nerjan, from Proto-West Germanic naʀjan, from Proto-Germanic nazjaną, from Proto-Indo-European nes- — to return home.

nieren (Luxembourgish): to breastfeed

Definitions

  1. to breastfeed

Ancestry of “nieren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannerren—
2Old High Germannerjan—
3Proto-West Germanicnaʀjanto save, to rescue
4Proto-Germanicnazjanąto save; rescue; heal
5Proto-Indo-Europeannes-to return home
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nazjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic naʀjan →