Where does “nēre” come from?
nēre (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *neurō, from Proto-Germanic neurô, from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós — kidney.
Ancestry of “nēre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *neurō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | neurô | kidney; testicle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷʰrós | kidney |