Where does “Nordic” come from?
Nordic comes from French nordique, composed of French nord and the suffix French -ique from Latin -icus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos and h₁ner-.
Nordic (English): Of or relating to the Nordic countries; Of or...
Definitions
- Of or relating to the Nordic countries; Of or...
Ancestry of “Nordic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | nordique | Nordic, Norse |
| 2 | French | Nord | — |
| 3 | Middle French | nord | — |
| 4 | Old French | nort | north |
| 5 | Old English | norþ | north |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrą | north, northern; north, northward |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | — |
Words derived from “Nordic”