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

Definitions

  1. kidney; near; weren't

Ancestry of “nere”, step by step

nere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German nēre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germannēre
2Proto-West Germanic*neurō
3Proto-Germanicneurôkidney; testicle
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney

via Old English nēora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnēorakidney

Words derived from “nere

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrósEvery word from Proto-Germanic neurôEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *neurō