Where does “noord” come from?

noord (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch noord, from Middle Dutch nort, from Old Dutch nord, from Proto-Germanic nurþrą, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz, from Proto-Indo-European *nér — below the surface, below.

noord (Afrikaans): north

Definitions

  1. north

Ancestry of “noord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnoordnorth; northwards
2Middle Dutchnort—
3Old Dutchnord—
4Proto-Germanicnurþrąnorth, northern; north, northward
5Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
6Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþraz →Every word from Proto-Germanic nurþrą →