Where does “nyre” come from?
nyre (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse nýra, from Proto-Germanic neurô, from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós — kidney.
nyre (Norwegian Nynorsk): kidney
Ancestry of “nyre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | nýra | kidney |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | neurô | kidney; testicle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷʰrós | kidney |
Words derived from “nyre”