Neer
Origin
From Middle English neere, nere ("kidney"), from Old English *nÄ“ora, *nÄ“ore ("kidney"), from Proto-Germanic *neurô, *negwrô, *negwrÄ… ("kidney"), from Proto-Indo-European *negwÊ°rós ("kidney"). 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 νεφÏός (nephrós, "kidney, testicle"). See kidney.