Where does “nýra” come from?

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

nýra (Old Norse): kidney

Definitions

  1. kidney

Ancestry of “nýra”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nýra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic neurô →