Where does “nørre” come from?
nørre (Danish) comes from Old Danish nørræ, from Old Norse nyrðri, from Proto-Germanic nurþrōzô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
nørre (Danish): northern
Ancestry of “nørre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Danish | nørræ | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | nyrðri | more northerly; most northerly |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrōzô | comparative degree of *nurþraz |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “nørre”