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