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.
noord (Dutch): north; northwards
Ancestry of “noord”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | nort | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | nord | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrą | north, northern; north, northward |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | — |
Words derived from “noord”