Where does “north-est” come from?
north-est (Cornish) comes from Cornish north, from English North, from French Nord, from Middle French nord, from Old French nort, from Old English norþ, from Proto-Germanic nurþrą, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz — below the surface, below.
north-est (Cornish): north-east
Definitions
- north-east
Ancestry of “north-est”, step by step
north-est traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish north
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | north | north |
| 2 | English | North | Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie |
| 3 | French | Nord | north |
| 4 | Middle French | nord | north |
| 5 | Old French | nort | north |
| 6 | Old English | norþ | north |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrą | north, northern; north, northward |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | below the surface, below |
via Cornish Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | Est | August |
| 2 | English | East | Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie |
| 3 | Middle English | est | east, easternness; A location to the south; the... |
| 4 | Old English | ēast | east; eastern |
| 5 | Old Norse | austr | east |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | austrą | east; east, eastward |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | austraz | east, eastern |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂éwsteros | in the direction of dawn, east |