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

Definitions

  1. a kidney

Ancestry of “njure”, step by step

njure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish niūre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishniūrekidney
2Old Norsenýrakidney
3Proto-Germanicneurôkidney; testicle
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney

via Old Frisian niūre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianniūre—

Words derived from “njure”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic neurô →Every word from Old Norse nýra →