kidney
English
/ˈkɪdni/
noun
Definitions
- An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine.
- This organ (of an animal) cooked as food.
- (figuratively) Constitution, temperament, nature, type, character, disposition. usually used of people
- (obsolete) A waiter.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English kednei, *kid derived from Old English cwiþ derived from Middle English nere, nēre (kidney) derived from Old English *nēora (kidney) derived from Proto-Germanic *neurô (kidney) derived from Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰr-, *negʷʰrós (kidney) derived from Old English cēod derived from Proto-Germanic *keudō (bag, sack, pouch).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*keudō
Gloss
bag, sack, pouch
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
袋
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antikidney English
- forekidney English
- kidney-shaped English
- kidneyed English
- kidneyless English
- kidneylike English
- kidneyshell English
- kidneywood English
- kidneywort English
- monokidney English
- shaped English
- shell English
- wood English
- wort English
- Nebenniere German
- Niere German
- Nierenbecken German
- Nierenfunktion German
- Nierenstein German
- Nierentransplantation German
- Quaddel German
- nierenförmig German
- bijnier Dutch, Flemish
- kunstnier Dutch, Flemish
- nier Dutch, Flemish
- nierfalen Dutch, Flemish
- niersteen Dutch, Flemish
- *negʷʰr-, *negʷʰrós Proto-Indo-European
- *negʷʰrós Proto-Indo-European
- *keudō Proto-Germanic
- *kweþuz Proto-Germanic
- *neurô Proto-Germanic
- njure Swedish
- *nēora Old English
- ceod Old English
- cwiþ Old English
- cēod Old English
- *kid Middle English
- kednei Middle English
- neere Middle English
- nere Middle English
- nere, nēre Middle English
- nýra Old Norse
- nyre Danish
- niere Middle Dutch
- nioro Old High German
- quedilla Old High German
- nier Afrikaans
- niere Middle High German
- ניר Yiddish
- nēre Middle Low German
- niure, niūre Old Swedish
- kidni Tok Pisin
- niuræ, nyræ Old Danish