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