Where does “nera” come from?
nera (Polish) comes from Middle Low German nēre, from Proto-West Germanic *neurō, from Proto-Germanic neurô, from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós — kidney.
nera (Polish): Augmentative of nerka
Ancestry of “nera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | nēre | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *neurō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | neurô | kidney; testicle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷʰrós | kidney |