Where does “kidni” come from?
kidni (Tok Pisin) comes from English kidney, from Middle English kideney, from Middle English kidenere, from Middle English nere, from Middle Low German nēre, from Proto-West Germanic *neurō, from Proto-Germanic neurô, from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós — kidney.
kidni (Tok Pisin): kidney
Ancestry of “kidni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | kidney | An organ in the body that filters the blood,... |
| 2 | Middle English | kideney | — |
| 3 | Middle English | kidenere | kidney |
| 4 | Middle English | nere | kidney; near; weren't |
| 5 | Middle Low German | nēre | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *neurō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | neurô | kidney; testicle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷʰrós | kidney |