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Where does “niūra” come from?

niūra (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic neurô, from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós — kidney.

Ancestry of “niūra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicneurôkidney; testicle
2Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney

Words derived from “niūra”

  • Njuure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós →