neer
English
noun
Definitions
- (Now) (anatomy) Kidney.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English neere inherited from Old English *nēora (kidney) derived from Proto-Germanic *neurô (kidney) derived from Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰrós.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*negʷʰrós
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nephron English
- metanephros Latin
- nebrundines Latin
- nefrones Latin
- Nebenniere German
- Niere German
- Nierenbecken German
- Nierenfunktion German
- Nierenstein German
- Nierentransplantation German
- nierenförmig German
- perinefrio Italian
- pronefro Italian
- bijnier Dutch, Flemish
- kunstnier Dutch, Flemish
- nier Dutch, Flemish
- nierfalen Dutch, Flemish
- niersteen Dutch, Flemish
- νεφρός Ancient Greek
- *negʷʰr-, *negʷʰrós Proto-Indo-European
- *negʷʰrós Proto-Indo-European
- *neurô Proto-Germanic
- njure Swedish
- *nēora Old English
- neere Middle English
- nere Middle English
- nere, nēre Middle English
- neifri- Irish
- nýra Old Norse
- niere Middle Dutch
- nioro Old High German
- nier Afrikaans
- niere Middle High German
- nēre Middle Low German
- niure, niūre Old Swedish