English
Kidner
Kidner may come from Middle English kidenere ‘kidney’.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500kidenere‘kidney’uncertain
- EnglishtodayKidner
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500kidenere‘kidney’uncertain
- EnglishtodayKidner
The story
Apparently from Middle English kidenere (‘kidney’), but the sense is obscure.uncertain The source flags this step as uncertain.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- ‘to live’
quick, vital, biology, couch, vitamin, viable, revive, hygiene, vivid, zodiac, vive, anaerobic, vivacious, convivial, vivacity, biogenesis, wyvern, 62 more
through Middle English nere ‘kidney’
Today it means
name A surname from Middle English.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English kidenere / Kidner