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

Njuure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Frisian niūre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianniūre—
2Proto-Germanicneurôkidney; testicle
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney

via Old Frisian niūra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianniūra—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic neurô →Every word from Old Frisian niūre →