Where does “Noord-Scharwoude” come from?

Noord-Scharwoude (Dutch) 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.

Ancestry of “Noord-Scharwoude”, step by step

Noord-Scharwoude traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch noord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnoordnorth; northwards
2Middle Dutchnort—
3Old Dutchnord—
4Proto-Germanicnurþrąnorth, northern; north, northward
5Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
6Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below

via Old Dutch walt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwaltforest, wood
2Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
3Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

via Dutch Schoorl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchSchoorl—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *nér →