Where does “noord” come from?

noord (Dutch) comes 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 (Dutch): north; northwards

Definitions

  1. north; northwards

Ancestry of “noord”, step by step

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

Words derived from “noord”

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