neer

(anatomy) Kidney.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: neere

Inherited from Old English: *nēora

Cognate with Dutch: nier

Cognate with Low German: nere

Cognate with German: Niere

Cognate with Swedish: njure

Cognate with Icelandic: nýru

Cognate with Latin: nefrones

Cognate with Ancient Greek: νεφρός

In summary

From Middle English neere, nere, from Old English *nēora, from Proto-Germanic *neurô, from Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰrós.
Cognate with Dutch nier (“kidney”), Low German nere (“kidney”), German Niere (“kidney”), Swedish njure (“kidney”), Icelandic nýru (“kidney”), Latin nefrones, nefrendes, nebrundines (“testicles”), Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós, “kidney, testicle”).