Where does “njure” come from?
njure (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish niūre, from Old Norse nýra, from Proto-Germanic neurô, from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós — kidney.
njure (Swedish): a kidney
Ancestry of “njure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | niūre | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | nýra | kidney |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | neurô | kidney; testicle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷʰrós | kidney |