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Where does “*neurō” come from?

*neurō (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic neurô, from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós — kidney.

Ancestry of “*neurō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicneurôkidney; testicle
2Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós →