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Where does “Njuure” come from?

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

Njuure (Saterland Frisian): kidney

Definitions

  1. kidney

Ancestry of “Njuure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianniūre—
2Proto-Germanicneurôkidney; testicle
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós →