Where does “Nordic noir” come from?
Nordic noir (English) comes from English Nordic, from French nordique, from French Nord, from Middle French nord, from Old French nort, from Old English norþ, from Proto-Germanic nurþrą, from Proto-Germanic nurþraz — below the surface, below.
Nordic noir (English): A subgenre of film noir, set (and usually produced) in Scandinavia; typified by psychologically complex storylines involving the investigation of cruel or brutal crime, as well as heavy use of stark landscapes, pathetic fallacy and grinding realism
Definitions
- A subgenre of film noir, set (and usually produced) in Scandinavia; typified by psychologically complex storylines involving the investigation of cruel or brutal crime, as well as heavy use of stark landscapes, pathetic fallacy and grinding realism
Ancestry of “Nordic noir”, step by step
Nordic noir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Nordic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Nordic | Of or relating to the Nordic countries; Of or... |
| 2 | French | nordique | Nordic, Norse |
| 3 | French | Nord | north |
| 4 | Middle French | nord | north |
| 5 | Old French | nort | north |
| 6 | Old English | norþ | north |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nurþrą | north, northern; north, northward |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | below the surface, below |