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

Definitions

  1. kidney

Ancestry of “nyre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenýrakidney
2Proto-Germanicneurôkidney; testicle
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney

Words derived from “nyre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic neurô →Every word from Old Norse nýra →