Where does “Nordicism” come from?
Nordicism (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.
Nordicism (English): A word or phrase, etc., characteristic of Nordic...
Definitions
- A word or phrase, etc., characteristic of Nordic...
Ancestry of “Nordicism”, step by step
Nordicism 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 |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |