Where does “niere” come from?
niere (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch *nioro, from Proto-Germanic neurô, from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós — kidney.
Ancestry of “niere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | *nioro | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | neurô | kidney; testicle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷʰrós | kidney |
Words derived from “niere”