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.

kideney (Middle English): The kidneys as the source of feelings

Definitions

  1. The kidneys as the source of feelings

Ancestry of “kideney”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishkidenerekidney
2Middle Englishnerekidney; near; weren't
3Middle Low Germannēre—
4Proto-West Germanic*neurō—
5Proto-Germanicneurôkidney; testicle
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney

Words derived from “kideney”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic neurô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *neurō →