Where does “kideney” come from?
kideney (Middle English) comes from Middle English kidenere, from Middle English nere, from Middle Low German nēre, from Proto-West Germanic *neurō, from Proto-Germanic neurô, from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós — kidney.
Ancestry of “kideney”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | kidenere | kidney |
| 2 | Middle English | nere | kidney; near; weren't |
| 3 | Middle Low German | nēre | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *neurō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | neurô | kidney; testicle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷʰrós | kidney |